CVE-2023-50159
In ScaleFusion (Windows Desktop App) agent v10.5.2, Kiosk mode application restrictions can be...
In ScaleFusion (Windows Desktop App) agent 10.5.2, Kiosk mode application restrictions can be bypassed allowing arbitrary code to be executed. This is fixed in 10.5.7 by preventing the launching of the file explorer in Agent-based Multi-App and Single App Kiosk mode.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.8
In ScaleFusion (Windows Desktop App) agent 10.5.2, Kiosk mode application restrictions can be bypassed allowing arbitrary code to be executed. This is fixed in 10.5.7 by preventing the launching of the file explorer in Agent-based Multi-App and Single App Kiosk mode.
- Record
CVE-2023-50159- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
8.8
In ScaleFusion (Windows Desktop App) agent 10.5.2, Kiosk mode application restrictions can be bypassed allowing arbitrary code to be executed. This is fixed in 10.5.7 by preventing the launching of the file explorer in Agent-based Multi-App and Single App Kiosk mode.
- Record
CVE-2023-50159- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-54985
8.8
In ScaleFusion (Windows Desktop App) agent 10.5.2, Kiosk mode application restrictions can be bypassed allowing arbitrary code to be executed. This is fixed in 10.5.7 by preventing the launching of the file explorer in Agent-based Multi-App and Single App Kiosk mode.
- Record
EUVD-2023-54985- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5g6p-48pg-5m6f
8.8
In ScaleFusion (Windows Desktop App) agent v10.5.2, Kiosk mode application restrictions can be...
In ScaleFusion (Windows Desktop App) agent v10.5.2, Kiosk mode application restrictions can be bypassed allowing arbitrary code to be executed.
- Record
GHSA-5g6p-48pg-5m6f- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- 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-2023-50159 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Scalefusion, published January 11, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
medium.com/nestedif/vulnerability-disclosure-kiosk-mode-bypass-scalefusion-4752dfa2dc59
medium.com/nestedif/vulnerability-disclosure-browser-mode-kiosk-bypass-scalefusion-832f5a18ebb6
help.scalefusion.com/docs/security-advisory-for-windows-mdm-agent
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50159
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5g6p-48pg-5m6f