CVE-2023-3160

highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.002 · 7 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.18% (7th) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

20 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

The vulnerability potentially allows an attacker to misuse ESET’s file operations during the module update to delete or move files without having proper permissions.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · security@eset.comexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-269USprimaryCWE-269USCWE-275US

affected products (20)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

ESET Endpoint Securityall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:eset:endpoint_security:-
ESET NOD32 Antivirusall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:eset:nod32:-
ESET Server Securityall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:eset:server_security:-
ESET Software ESET Endpoint Antivirusall versionsfstec_bduRU
ESET Software ESET Endpoint Securityall versionsfstec_bduRU
ESET Software ESET Internet Securityall versionsfstec_bduRU
ESET Software ESET Mail Security for IBM Dominoall versionsfstec_bduRU
ESET Software ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Serverall versionsfstec_bduRU
ESET Software ESET NOD32 Antivirusall versionsfstec_bduRU
ESET Software ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint Serverall versionsfstec_bduRU
ESET Software ESET Server Security for Microsoft Windows Serverall versionsfstec_bduRU
ESET Software ESET Smart Security Premiumall versionsfstec_bduRU
eset endpoint antivirusall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eset endpoint securityall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eset internet securityall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:eset:internet_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eset mail securityall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:eset:mail_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eset nod32all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:eset:nod32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eset securityall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:eset:security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eset server securityall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:eset:server_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eset smart securityall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:eset:smart_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-2055ESET Server Security: Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2023-08-13csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in ESET Server Security, ESET NOD32 Antivirus und ESET Endpoint Security ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-08-14modified 2026-06-17

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references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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