High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Mar 14, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-28144
CVE-2023-28144
Description
KDAB Hotspot 1.3.x and 1.4.x through 1.4.1, in a non-default configuration, allows privilege escalation because of race conditions involving symlinks and elevate_perf_privileges.sh chown calls.
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Affected products
3- KDAB/Hotspotdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/14/8nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- github.com/KDAB/hotspot/releasesnvdRelease Notes
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