CVE-2023-38817
An issue in Inspect Element Ltd Echo.ac v.5.2.1.0 allows a local attacker to gain privileges via a crafted command to the echo_driver.sys component. NOTE:...
- Published
- Oct 11, 2023
- Updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 38.8%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
An issue in Inspect Element Ltd Echo.ac v.5.2.1.0 allows a local attacker to gain privileges via a crafted command to the echo_driver.sys component. NOTE: the vendor's position is that the reported ability for user-mode applications to execute code as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM was "deactivated by Microsoft itself."
Sources
2Exploit code for CVE-2023-38817, providing a proof-of-concept implementation for the vulnerability.
- kurExploit
:pager: a tiny code that performs kernel-mode read/write using CVE-2023-38817.
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