Lenovo UDC Uncontrolled Search Path Privilege Escalation
CVE-2023-6338 Published on January 3, 2024
Uncontrolled search path vulnerabilities were reported in the Lenovo Universal Device Client (UDC) that could allow an attacker with local access to execute code with elevated privileges.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-6338 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a DLL preloading Vulnerability?
The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.
CVE-2023-6338 has been classified to as a DLL preloading vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-6338
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Affected Versions
Lenovo Universal Device Client (UDC):- Version and below 23.10 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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