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01 Record

CVE-2023-2480

Elevation of Privilege in M-Files Desktop Client

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: M-Files Corporation
CNA base score7.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

02 Description

Elevation of Privilege in M-Files Desktop Client

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.18% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 7.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2023-05-25 13:28Z3 YR AGO
Last updated
2026-02-23 08:42Z8 MO AGO
Reserved
2023-05-02
Assigning CNA
M-Files Corporation
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.5)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-280Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or PrivilegesBase
  • CWE-862Missing AuthorizationClass
Data version
5.2
Document digest
ce120e5799434ca0168b1487df2d714c2898600e5980904fe45d69daa9ff630d

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
M-FilesM-Files Client0 to < 23.5.12598.0—

06 References

07 Remediation

Upgrade to patched versions.