{"id":3212,"date":"2026-05-28T15:49:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ws-sup.fi-s.seravo.com\/?page_id=3212"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:50:12","slug":"cve-2023-47172","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/security-advisories\/cve-2023-47172\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2023-47172 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n
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Status<\/b><\/p>\n

Fixed<\/p>\n

Risk level<\/b><\/p>\n

High<\/p>\n

Action required<\/b><\/p>\n

No User action is required. The required fix has been published through automatic update channel with ULCore version 2023-11-08_01<\/p>\n

Affected products<\/b><\/p>\n

All WithSecure Endpoint Protection products for Windows o WithSecure Client Security 15 onwards o WithSecure Server Security 15 onwards o WithSecure Email and Server Security 15 onwards o WithSecure Elements Endpoint Protection 17 onwards<\/p>\n

Platforms<\/b><\/p>\n

All supported platforms for the affected products<\/p>\n

Date issued<\/b><\/p>\n

2023-11-16<\/p>\n

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More information<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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On October 26, 2023, a high severity vulnerability was discovered in WithSecure Endpoint Protection solutions for Microsoft Windows.<\/p>\n

During investigation, we found that the affected component is used in the following WithSecure\u2122 products:<\/p>\n

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  • WithSecure Client Security 15 onwards<\/li>\n
  • WithSecure Server Security 15 onwards<\/li>\n
  • WithSecure Email and Server Security 15 onwards<\/li>\n
  • WithSecure Elements Endpoint Protection 17 onwards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    This vulnerability allows for a local user with administrator privileges to corrupt kernel memory, leading to potential local privilege escalation.<\/p>\n

    WithSecure is not aware of any known exploits for this vulnerability.<\/p>\n

    We will update the advisory page as additional information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":2271,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3212","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCVE-2023-47172 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - WithSecure\u2122<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/security-advisories\/cve-2023-47172\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CVE-2023-47172 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - WithSecure\u2122\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/security-advisories\/cve-2023-47172\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"WithSecure\u2122\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-28T12:50:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.withsecure.com\\\/en\\\/security-advisories\\\/cve-2023-47172\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.withsecure.com\\\/en\\\/security-advisories\\\/cve-2023-47172\\\/\",\"name\":\"CVE-2023-47172 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - 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