CVE-2023-49114 | Local Privilege Escalation via DLL Hijacking

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A DLL hijacking vulnerability was identified in the Qognify VMS Client Viewer version 7.1 or higher, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code and obtain higher privileges via careful placement of a malicious DLL, if some specific pre-conditions are met.

Published: 2024-02-26 Last update: 2025-04-25 Assigner: 551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf Source: 551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-49114 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-49114

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-49114

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-25 0.06% 0.05% -0.01%
2 2025-07-17 0.02% 0.06% +0.04%
3 2025-04-15 — 0.02% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-49114

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.7 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 0.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-49114

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-49114

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hexagon qognify_vms_client_viewer >= 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:hexagon:qognify_vms_client_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-49114

URL Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/10 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://r.sec-consult.com/qognify Exploit Third Party Advisory
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