CVE-2023-2480

Elevation of Privilege in M-Files Desktop Client

State: Published
Severity: 7.5 High
Published: May 25, 2023
Updated: Feb 23, 2026
Reserved: May 2, 2023

Description

Missing access permissions checks in M-Files Client before 23.5.12598.0 (excluding 23.2 SR2 and newer) allows elevation of privilege via UI extension applications

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	7.5 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H	M-Files Corporation

Weaknesses

CWE-280 Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges

Affected Products

Product	Versions
M-Files ClientM-Files	before 23.5.12598.0Affected 23.2.12340.11Not affected

References

https://product.m-files.com/security-advisories/cve-2023-2480/vendor-advisory
https://empower.m-files.com/security-advisories/CVE-2023-2480vendor-advisory
https://https//www.m-files.com/about/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2023-2480/vendor-advisory

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