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Status published
High
CVE-2023-2480
Elevation of Privilege in M-Files Desktop Client
Vulnerability Description
Missing access permissions checks in M-Files Client before 23.5.12598.0 (excluding 23.2 SR2 and newer) allows elevation of privilege via UI extension applications
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
M-Files
View all reports →Affected Software
M-Files Client
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 23.2.12340.11
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 25th, 2023
Last Modified:
February 23rd, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.