CVE-2023-34642
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.003 · 27 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
KioWare for Windows through v8.33 was discovered to contain an incomplete blacklist filter for blocked dialog boxes on Windows 10. This issue can allow attackers to open a file dialog box via the function showDirectoryPicker() which can then be used to open an unprivileged command prompt.
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ssvc
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affected products (2)
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references (10)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-34642/cnnvd
- https://github.com/huntergregal/CVE/tree/main/CVE-2023-34642cnnvd
- https://github.com/huntergregal/CVE/tree/main/TBD-KIOWARE-002cnnvd
- https://www.kioware.com/versionhistory.aspx?pid=15cnnvd
- https://github.com/huntergregal/CVE/tree/main/CVE-2023-34642enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/huntergregal/CVE/tree/main/TBD-KIOWARE-002enisa_euvd
- https://www.kioware.com/versionhistory.aspx?pid=15enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/huntergregal/CVE/tree/main/CVE-2023-34642nvd
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