CVE-2023-36657

9.8 criticalEPSS 0.7%

Critical (9.8) in opswat metadefender kiosk. EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue was discovered in OPSWAT MetaDefender KIOSK 4.6.1.9996. Built-in features of Windows (desktop shortcuts, narrator) can be abused for privilege escalation.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

9.8 critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 52% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-269
Published: 2023-09-15
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

opswat:metadefender_kiosk

References

https://docs.opswat.com/mdkiosk
https://docs.opswat.com/mdkiosk/release-notes/cve-2023-36657
https://docs.opswat.com/mdkiosk
https://docs.opswat.com/mdkiosk/release-notes/cve-2023-36657

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