{"id":"CVE-2023-44438","aliases":["EUVD-2023-48778","GHSA-w9vj-3rvh-3783"],"status":"published","title":"Ashlar-Vellum Argon Uncontrolled Search Path Element Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","description":"Ashlar-Vellum Argon Uncontrolled Search Path Element Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Argon. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the parsing of various file types. The process loads a library from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.\n. 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