CVE-2023-7043
Unquoted path privilege vulnerability in ESET products for Windows
Unquoted service path in ESET products allows to
drop a prepared program to a specific location and run on boot with the
NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService permissions.
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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Unquoted path privilege vulnerability in ESET products for Windows
Unquoted service path in ESET products allows to
drop a prepared program to a specific location and run on boot with the
NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService permissions.
- Record
CVE-2023-7043- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-59230
Unquoted service path in ESET products allows to
drop a prepared program to a specific location and run on boot with the
NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService permissions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-59230- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m5qf-4xvf-462h
Unquoted service path in ESET products allows to drop a prepared program to a specific location...
Unquoted service path in ESET products allows to
drop a prepared program to a specific location and run on boot with the
NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService permissions.
- Record
GHSA-m5qf-4xvf-462h- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Unquoted service path in ESET products allows to
drop a prepared program to a specific location and run on boot with the
NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService permissions.
- Record
CVE-2023-7043- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- eset endpoint antivirus
- eset endpoint security
- eset internet security
- eset mail security
- eset nod32 antivirus
- eset smart security premium
- eset, spol. s r.o. eset endpoint antivirus
- eset, spol. s r.o. eset endpoint security
- eset, spol. s r.o. eset internet security
- eset, spol. s r.o. eset mail security for microsoft exchange server
- eset, spol. s r.o. eset nod32 antivirus
- eset, spol. s r.o. eset smart security premium
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-7043 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Eset Endpoint Antivirus, published January 31, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.