CVE-2023-7016 [High] | Privilege Escalation in Safenet Authentication Client

CVE-2023-7016 is rated Moderate Risk (43.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.14%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-09-27	0.19%	0.14%	-0.04%
2	2025-07-18	0.09%	0.19%	+0.10%
3	2025-03-17	—	0.09%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-09-27

0.19%

0.14%

-0.04%

2025-07-18

0.09%

0.19%

+0.10%

2025-03-17

—

0.09%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.8	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/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:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. 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.	1.8	5.9	[email protected]
7.8	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. 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.	1.8	5.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.8

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/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:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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.

1.8

5.9

[email protected]

7.8

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
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.

1.8

5.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-7016

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
thalesgroup	safenet_authentication_client	< 10.8	cpe:2.3:a:thalesgroup:safenet_authentication_client::::::::
thalesgroup	safenet_authentication_client	10.8	cpe:2.3:a:thalesgroup:safenet_authentication_client:10.8:-::::::
thalesgroup	safenet_authentication_client	10.8	cpe:2.3:a:thalesgroup:safenet_authentication_client:10.8:r1::::::
thalesgroup	safenet_authentication_client	10.8	cpe:2.3:a:thalesgroup:safenet_authentication_client:10.8:r5::::::
thalesgroup	safenet_authentication_client	10.8	cpe:2.3:a:thalesgroup:safenet_authentication_client:10.8:r6::::::
thalesgroup	safenet_authentication_client	10.8	cpe:2.3:a:thalesgroup:safenet_authentication_client:10.8:r8::::::
thalesgroup	safenet_authentication_client	10.8	cpe:2.3:a:thalesgroup:safenet_authentication_client:10.8:r9::::::

References for CVE-2023-7016

URL	Tags
https://supportportal.thalesgroup.com	Product

URL

CVE-2023-7016 | Privilege Escalation in SafeNet Authentication Client

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-7016

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-7016

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-7016

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-7016

References for CVE-2023-7016