{"cve":"CVE-2023-45159","nvd":{"published":"2023-10-05T11:15:14.063","modified":"2026-06-17T06:28:20.030","status":"Modified","description":"1E Client installer can perform arbitrary file deletion on protected files.  \n\nA non-privileged user could provide a symbolic link or Windows junction to point to a protected directory in the installer that the 1E Client would then clear on service startup. \n\nA hotfix is available from the 1E support portal that forces the 1E Client to check for a symbolic link or junction and if it finds one refuses to use that path and instead creates a path involving a random GUID.\n\nfor v8.1 use hotfix Q23097\nfor v8.4 use hotfix Q23105\nfor v9.0 use hotfix Q23115\n\nfor SaaS customers, use 1EClient v23.7 plus hotfix Q23121","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.4},"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["https://www.teamviewer.com/en/resources/trust-center/security-bulletins/1e-2023-2001/","https://www.1e.com/trust-security-compliance/cve-info/"],"products":["1e:client"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:39:34.467980132+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-45159","score":0.00234,"percentile":0.1435,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}