CVE-2023-37849

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Published Jul 13, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A DLL hijacking vulnerability in Panda Security VPN for Windows prior to version v15.14.8 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via placing a crafted DLL file in the same directory as PANDAVPN.exe.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:panda_security_vpn:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-41723	A DLL hijacking vulnerability in Panda Security VPN for Windows prior to version v15.14.8 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via placing a crafted DLL file in the same directory as PANDAVPN.exe.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.405% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://heegong.github.io/posts/Local-privilege-escalation-in-Panda-Dome-VPN-for-Windows-Installer/
https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/homeusers/vpn/
https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/support/card?id=100080

History

Oct 30, 2024 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Watchguard Panda Security Vpn

Weaknesses

CWE-427

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 30, 2024, 7:04 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 13, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Oct 30, 2024, 7:04 PM
Reserved: Jul 10, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:23 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:23 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:08 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 13, 2023, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:08 AM

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