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    CVE-2023-42757

    Process Explorer before 17.04 allows attackers to make it functionally unavailable (a denial of service for analysis) by renaming an executable file to a new extensionless 255-character name and launching it with NtCreateUserProcess. This can occur through an issue in wcscat_s error handling.

    Published:May 7, 2024
    Last Modified:Apr 15, 2026
    EPS:May 7, 2024
    EPSS Score:0.00069
    CVSS Score:4.2

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    Exploits

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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    High