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CVE-2023-32175: VIPRE Antivirus Plus Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

VIPRE Antivirus Plus Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of VIPRE Antivirus Plus. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Anti Malware Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to create arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-18899.

Affected products

• VIPRE Antivirus Plus: before 12.0.1.203 — fixed in 12.0.1.203

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VIPRE Antivirus Plus 12.0.1.203. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://success.vipre.com/en_US/antivirus-plus-release-notes/home-plus-release-notes-20230530
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-755/
• https://success.vipre.com/en_US/antivirus-plus-release-notes/home-plus-release-notes-20230530
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-755/

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