CVE-2023-7016

Summary

CVE-2023-7016 is a critical vulnerability affecting Thales SafeNet Authentication Client versions prior to 10.8 R10 on Windows. An attacker with local access can exploit this flaw to execute code at the SYSTEM level, gaining extreme privileges and potentially taking control of the affected system. This vulnerability poses a serious risk, and it is strongly recommended that users update to the latest version of the SafeNet Authentication Client to mitigate this threat.

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