CVE-2023-32179

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VIPRE Antivirus Plus FPQuarTransfer 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 FPQuarTransfer method. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the method to delete arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. . Was ZDI-CAN-19397.
CVSS

No CVSS.

References
Link Resource
https://success.vipre.com/en_US/antivirus-plus-release-notes/home-plus-release-notes-20230530 Release Notes
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-759/ Third Party Advisory
https://success.vipre.com/en_US/antivirus-plus-release-notes/home-plus-release-notes-20230530 Release Notes
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-759/ Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:vipre:antivirus:*:*:*:*:plus:*:*:*
History

08 Aug 2025, 14:27

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First Time Vipre antivirus
Vipre
CPE cpe:2.3:a:vipre:antivirus:*:*:*:*:plus:*:*:*
References () https://success.vipre.com/en_US/antivirus-plus-release-notes/home-plus-release-notes-20230530 - () https://success.vipre.com/en_US/antivirus-plus-release-notes/home-plus-release-notes-20230530 - Release Notes
References () https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-759/ - () https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-759/ - Third Party Advisory

18 Sep 2024, 19:15

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Summary VIPRE Antivirus Plus FPQuarTransfer 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 FPQuarTransfer method. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the method to delete arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-19397. VIPRE Antivirus Plus FPQuarTransfer 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 FPQuarTransfer method. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the method to delete arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. . Was ZDI-CAN-19397.

03 May 2024, 02:15

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2024-05-03 02:15

Updated : 2025-08-08 14:27

NVD link : CVE-2023-32179

Mitre link : CVE-2023-32179

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Products Affected

vipre

  • antivirus
CWE

No CWE.