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CVE-2023-37849

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-07-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-427

Description

A DLL hijacking vulnerability in Panda Security VPN for Windows prior to version v15.14.8 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via placing a crafted DLL file in the same directory as PANDAVPN.exe.

Affected products

• WatchGuard Panda Security Vpn: before 15.14.8 — fixed in 15.14.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WatchGuard Panda Security Vpn 15.14.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://heegong.github.io/posts/Local-privilege-escalation-in-Panda-Dome-VPN-for-Windows-Installer/
• https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/homeusers/vpn/
• https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/support/card?id=100080
• https://heegong.github.io/posts/Local-privilege-escalation-in-Panda-Dome-VPN-for-Windows-Installer/
• https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/homeusers/vpn/
• https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/support/card?id=100080

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