CVE-2023-0213

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.0 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

E

levation of privilege issue in M-Files Installer versions before 22.6 on Windows allows user to gain SYSTEM privileges via DLL hijacking.

References

Link	Resource
https://empower.m-files.com/security-advisories/CVE-2023-0213
https://product.m-files.com/security-advisories/cve-2023-0213/
https://www.m-files.com/about/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2023-0213/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:m-files:m-files:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

23 Feb 2026, 09:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://empower.m-files.com/security-advisories/CVE-2023-0213 -

21 Nov 2024, 07:36

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~7.8~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 8.8
References		() https://www.m-files.com/about/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2023-0213/ -

28 Aug 2024, 09:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~{'url': 'https://www.m-files.com/about/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2023-0213/', 'tags': ['Vendor Advisory'], 'source': '[email protected]'}~~	() https://product.m-files.com/security-advisories/cve-2023-0213/ -

Information

Published : 2023-03-29 11:15

Updated : 2026-02-23 09:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-0213

Mitre link : CVE-2023-0213

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-0213

JSON object : View

Products Affected

m-files

windows

CWE

CWE-427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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