PT-2023-23651 · Vipre · Vipre Antivirus Plus

Yulin Sung · Published 2023-05-31 · Updated 2025-08-08 · CVE-2023-32179

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VIPRE Antivirus Plus (affected versions not specified)

Description This issue allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system. The flaw exists within the FPQuarTransfer method, where an attacker can abuse the method to delete arbitrary files by creating a symbolic link. This can be leveraged to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-32179

ZDI-23-759

Affected Products

Vipre Antivirus Plus

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32179 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-759 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32179 · Security Note
• https://success.vipre.com/en_US/antivirus-plus-release-notes/home-plus-release-notes-20230530 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1787926515881230578 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/131416 · Telegram Post