CVE-2023-7043 | Unquoted path privilege vulnerability in ESET products for Windows

Unquoted service path in ESET products allows to drop a prepared program to a specific location and run on boot with the NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService permissions.

Published: 2024-01-31 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-7043 is rated Low Risk (22.3/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.09%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-7043

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 2025-11-21 0.04% 0.09% +0.04%
2 2025-11-18 0.09% 0.04% -0.04%
3 2025-04-15 — 0.09% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-7043

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.3 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N 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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.8 1.4 [email protected]
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N 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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-7043

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-7043

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
eset endpoint_antivirus >= 10.1.2046.0, < 11.0.2032.0 cpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eset endpoint_security >= 10.1.2046.0, < 11.0.2032.0 cpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eset internet_security >= 16.1.14.0, < 17.0.15.0 cpe:2.3:a:eset:internet_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eset mail_security 10.1.10012.0 cpe:2.3:a:eset:mail_security:10.1.10012.0:*:*:*:*:exchange_server:*:*
eset nod32_antivirus >= 16.1.14.0, < 17.0.15.0 cpe:2.3:a:eset:nod32_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eset smart_security_premium >= 16.1.14.0, < 17.0.15.0 cpe:2.3:a:eset:smart_security_premium:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-7043

URL Tags
https://support.eset.com/en/ca8602 Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence