CVE-2023-38451

Summary

CVE-2023-38451 is a newly identified vulnerability affecting the vowifiservice component. The issue involves a missing permission check within this component. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could escalate their privileges locally, gaining more access to the system without the need for additional execution privileges. This weakness could potentially allow for significant unauthorized actions within the affected environment. Organizations using vowifiservice are urged to apply the necessary patches or mitigations to protect against this security risk.

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