CVE-2023-45284

Incorrect detection of reserved device names on Windows in path/filepath

Published Nov 9, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
On Windows, The IsLocal function does not correctly detect reserved device names in some cases. Reserved names followed by spaces, such as "COM1 ", and reserved names "COM" and "LPT" followed by superscript 1, 2, or 3, are incorrectly reported as local. With fix, IsLocal now correctly reports these names as non-local.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-49585 On Windows, The IsLocal function does not correctly detect reserved device names in some cases. Reserved names followed by spaces, such as "COM1 ", and reserved names "COM" and "LPT" followed by superscript 1, 2, or 3, are incorrectly reported as local. With fix, IsLocal now correctly reports these names as non-local.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
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Published
Updated
Sep 3, 2024, 7:00 PM
Reserved
Oct 6, 2023, 5:06 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 9, 2023, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:28 AM