CVE-2023-49147

HIGH 7.8CVE-2023-49147 · Published 19/12/2023 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2023-49147 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting pdf24 creator (pdf24).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.49%, higher than 42.2% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 11.15.2 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
pdf24 creator pdf24	`< 11.15.2`	`11.15.2`

Description

An issue was discovered in PDF24 Creator 11.14.0. The configuration of the msi installer file was found to produce a visible cmd.exe window when using the repair function of msiexec.exe. This allows an unprivileged local attacker to use a chain of actions (e.g., an oplock on faxPrnInst.log) to open a SYSTEM cmd.exe.

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/176206/PDF24-Creator-11.15.1-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html · Exploit
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/18 · Exploit
sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/advisory/local-privilege-escalation-via-msi-installer-in-pdf24-creator-geek-software-gmbh · Exploit

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