CVE-2023-49797: Local Privilege Escalation in Windows
(updated )
A PyInstaller built application, elevated as a privileged process, may be tricked by an unprivileged attacker into deleting files the unprivileged user does not otherwise have access to.
A user is affected if all the following are satisfied:
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-9w2p-rh8c-v9g5
- github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller
- github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/pull/7827
- github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/security/advisories/GHSA-9w2p-rh8c-v9g5
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyinstaller/PYSEC-2023-292.yaml
- github.com/python/cpython/blob/0fb18b02c8ad56299d6a2910be0bab8ad601ef24/Lib/shutil.py
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2K2XIQLEMZIKUQUOWNDYWTEWYQTKMAN7
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ISRWT34FAF23PUOLVZ7RVWBZMWPDR5U7
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49797
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