CVE-2023-27830
TightVNC before v2.8.75 allows attackers to escalate privileges on the host operating system via replacing legitimate files with crafted files when executing a file transfer. Th…
Published: 2023-04-12 · CVSS: 9.0 · CVSS 3.1
TightVNC before v2.8.75 allows attackers to escalate privileges on the host operating system via replacing legitimate files with crafted files when executing a file transfer. This is due to the fact that TightVNC runs in the backend as a high-privileges account.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7