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Status published
High
CVE-2023-7016
Privilege Escalation in SafeNet Authentication Client
Vulnerability Description
A flaw in Thales SafeNet Authentication Client prior to 10.8 R10 on Windows allows an attacker to execute code at a SYSTEM level via local access.
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
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Kravets Vasiliy, xi-tauw@xi-tauw.info
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Affected Vendor
Thales
View all reports →Affected Software
SafeNet Authentication Client
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 27th, 2024
Last Modified:
August 15th, 2024
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H