CVE-2023-49114: Local Privilege Escalation via DLL Hijacking

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 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: 2024-02-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-427

Description

A DLL hijacking vulnerability was identified in the Qognify VMS Client Viewer version 7.1 or higher, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code and obtain higher privileges via careful placement of a malicious DLL, if some specific pre-conditions are met.

Affected products

Qognify VMS Client Viewer: from 7.1

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/10
https://r.sec-consult.com/qognify
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/10
https://r.sec-consult.com/qognify

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