CVE-2023-2480
Elevation of Privilege in M-Files Desktop Client
Missing access permissions checks in M-Files Client before 23.5.12598.0 (excluding 23.2 SR2 and newer) allows elevation of privilege via UI extension applications
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Elevation of Privilege in M-Files Desktop Client
Missing access permissions checks in M-Files Client before 23.5.12598.0 (excluding 23.2 SR2 and newer) allows elevation of privilege via UI extension applications
- Record
CVE-2023-2480- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-280
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-33964
Missing access permissions checks in M-Files Client before 23.5.12598.0 (excluding 23.2 SR2 and newer) allows elevation of privilege via UI extension applications
- Record
EUVD-2023-33964- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xgf2-5w76-r5jg
Missing access permissions checks in M-Files Client before 23.5.12598.0 allows elevation of...
Missing access permissions checks in M-Files Client before 23.5.12598.0 allows elevation of privilege via UI extension applications
- Record
GHSA-xgf2-5w76-r5jg- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-280, CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Missing access permissions checks in M-Files Client before 23.5.12598.0 (excluding 23.2 SR2 and newer) allows elevation of privilege via UI extension applications
- Record
CVE-2023-2480- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-280, CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-2480 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in M-files, published May 25, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 7th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
product.m-files.com/security-advisories/cve-2023-2480
empower.m-files.com/security-advisories/CVE-2023-2480
https//www.m-files.com/about/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2023-2480
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2480
m-files.com/about/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2023-2480
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xgf2-5w76-r5jg