Thales SafeNet Authentication Client up to 10.8 R9 on Windows privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Thales SafeNet Authentication Client up to 10.8 R9 on Windows. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-5993. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Thales SafeNet Authentication Client up to 10.8 R9 on Windows. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw in the Windows Installer in Thales SafeNet Authentication Client prior to 10.8 R10 on Windows allows an attacker to escalate their privilege level via local access.

The weakness was released 02/27/2024. It is possible to read the advisory at supportportal.thalesgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-5993 since 11/07/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 10.8 R10 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SafeNet Authentication Client 10.8 R10

Timelineinfo

11/07/2023 🔍
02/27/2024 +112 days 🔍
02/27/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/04/2025 +371 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: supportportal.thalesgroup.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-5993 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-5993
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-254891

Entryinfo

Created: 02/27/2024 14:22
Updated: 03/04/2025 15:46
Changes: 02/27/2024 14:22 (51), 03/04/2025 15:46 (26)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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