CVE-2023-38041
A logged in user may elevate its permissions by abusing a Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition. When a particular process flow is initiated,...
- Published
- Oct 25, 2023
- Updated
- Mar 7, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- hackerone
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 50.2%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
A logged in user may elevate its permissions by abusing a Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition. When a particular process flow is initiated, an attacker can exploit this condition to gain unauthorized elevated privileges on the affected system.
Sources
1Ivanti Pulse Secure Client Connect Local Privilege Escalation CVE-2023-38041 Proof of Concept
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