CVE-2023-1516
RoboDK versions 5.5.3 and prior contain an insecure permission assignment to critical directories...
RoboDK versions 5.5.3 and prior contain an insecure permission assignment to critical directories vulnerability, which could allow a local user to escalate privileges and write files to the RoboDK process and achieve code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
RoboDK versions 5.5.3 and prior contain an insecure permission assignment to critical directories vulnerability, which could allow a local user to escalate privileges and write files to the RoboDK process and achieve code execution.
- Record
CVE-2023-1516- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-23762
RoboDK versions 5.5.3 and prior contain an insecure permission assignment to critical directories vulnerability, which could allow a local user to escalate privileges and write files to the RoboDK process and achieve code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2023-23762- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-799c-g7rj-xf44
RoboDK versions 5.5.3 and prior contain an insecure permission assignment to critical directories...
RoboDK versions 5.5.3 and prior contain an insecure permission assignment to critical directories vulnerability, which could allow a local user to escalate privileges and write files to the RoboDK process and achieve code execution.
- Record
GHSA-799c-g7rj-xf44- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
RoboDK versions 5.5.3 and prior contain an insecure permission assignment to critical directories vulnerability, which could allow a local user to escalate privileges and write files to the RoboDK process and achieve code execution.
- Record
CVE-2023-1516- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-1516 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.9) in Robodk, published March 28, 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.