{"id":"CVE-2023-5993","aliases":["EUVD-2023-58260","GHSA-hgjg-jggf-65cx"],"status":"published","title":"Privilege Escalation in SafeNet Authentication Client Installer","description":"A flaw in the Windows Installer in Thales SafeNet Authentication Client prior to 10.8 R10 on Windows allows an attacker to escalate their privilege level via local access.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00173,"percentile":0.06746,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-269"],"published":"2024-02-27T10:42:08Z","modified":"2026-06-17T06:49:49Z","products":[{"vendor":"thales","product":"safenet authentication client"},{"vendor":"thalesgroup","product":"safenet_authentication_client"}],"references":[{"url":"https://supportportal.thalesgroup.com","tags":["x_transferred","Product"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5993"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hgjg-jggf-65cx"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-5993","title":"Privilege Escalation in SafeNet Authentication Client Installer","description":"A flaw in the Windows Installer in Thales SafeNet Authentication Client prior to 10.8 R10 on Windows allows an attacker to escalate their privilege level via local access.","status":"published","published":"2024-02-27T10:42:08.287Z","modified":"2024-08-08T19:28:36.205Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-269"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:17.149492Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-58260","description":"A flaw in the Windows Installer in Thales SafeNet Authentication Client prior to 10.8 R10 on Windows allows an attacker to escalate their privilege level via local access.","status":"published","published":"2024-02-27T10:42:08Z","modified":"2024-08-08T19:28:36Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:56:21.653692Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-hgjg-jggf-65cx","title":"A flaw in the Windows Installer in Thales SafeNet Authentication Client prior to 10.8 R10 on...","description":"A flaw in the Windows Installer in Thales SafeNet Authentication Client prior to 10.8 R10 on Windows allows an attacker to escalate their privilege level via local access.","status":"published","published":"2024-02-27T12:31:11Z","modified":"2026-03-17T05:03:18Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-269"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:06:39.944141Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2023-5993","description":"A flaw in the Windows Installer in Thales SafeNet Authentication Client prior to 10.8 R10 on Windows allows an attacker to escalate their privilege level via local access.","status":"published","published":"2024-02-27T11:15:07.343Z","modified":"2026-06-17T06:49:49.067Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-269"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:09:07.077422Z"}]}}