CVE-2023-34642

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    CVE-2023-34642

    Published: 19 Jun 2023Last Modified: 14 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: KioWare for Windows through v8.33 was discovered to contain an incomplete blacklist filter for blocked dialog boxes on Windows 10. This issue can allow attackers to open a file dialog box via the function showDirectoryPicker() which can then be used to open an unprivileged command prompt.

    References: https://github.com/huntergregal/CVE/tree/main/CVE-2023-34642, https://github.com/huntergregal/CVE/tree/main/TBD-KIOWARE-002, https://www.kioware.com/versionhistory.aspx?pid=15

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    Introduced- None
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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
    None
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    High
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