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CVE-2023-27830
CRITICAL · CVSS 9
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2023-04-12T15:15:12.830 · Last modified 2026-06-17T05:45:55.677

Summary

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.

Affected products

tightvnc — tightvnc

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References

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