CVE-2023-45160
Elevated Temp Directory Execution in 1E Client
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Oct 5, 2023
- Updated
- Jun 18, 2025
- Reserved
- Oct 4, 2023
Description
In the affected version of the 1E Client, an ordinary user could subvert downloaded instruction resource files, e.g., to substitute a harmful script. by replacing a resource script file created by an instruction at run time with a malicious script. The 1E Client's temporary directory is now locked down in the released patch.
Resolution: This has been fixed in patch Q23094
This issue has also been fixed in the Mac Client in updated versions of Non-Windows release v8.1.2.62 - please re-download from the 1E Support site.
Customers with Mac Client versions higher than v8.1 will need to upgrade to v23.11 to remediate this vulnerability.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 1E |
Weaknesses
- CWE-552 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
1E Client1E |
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References
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