01 Record
CVE-2023-7016
Privilege Escalation in SafeNet Authentication Client
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: THA-PSIRT
CNA base score7.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
Privilege Escalation in SafeNet Authentication 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.
- EPSS probability
- 0.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 27.3% 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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. 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
- 2024-02-27 10:45Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-15 18:53Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-12-20
- Assigning CNA
- THA-PSIRT
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 07e3d9c42ec8de3622e83787118faaac2a648373fc35f443af27312bc04a923c
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- supportportal.thalesgroup.comhttps://supportportal.thalesgroup.com
07 Remediation
Upgrade to the current SafeNet Authentication Client 10.8 R10 (GA).