CVE-2024-23620
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn improper privilege management vulnerability exists in IBM Merge Healthcare eFilm Workstation. A local, authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to SYSTEM.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThis is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in IBM Merge Healthcare eFilm Workstation where improper privilege management allows an authenticated local user to gain SYSTEM-level privileges. The attacker already needs valid credentials but can abuse flaws in how the application handles privilege escalation to achieve maximum Windows privileges.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 4.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify IBM Merge Healthcare eFilm Workstation is installedCheck for the application in Program Files (typically C:\Program Files\Merge Healthcare\eFilm Workstation or C:\Program Files (x86)\Merge Healthcare\eFilm Workstation) or look for the product in Add/Remove ProgramsAffected if The application is present on the system
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Determine the installed version numberRight-click the eFilm Workstation executable (eFilm.exe), select Properties, and check the Version tab; or open the application and look in Help > AboutAffected if The version is 4.2 or any version lower than 4.2
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Check if the application runs with elevated privilegesRight-click the eFilm Workstation shortcut, select Properties, and examine the Compatibility tab for 'Run this program as administrator' setting; or check if the executable has a UAC shield iconAffected if The application is configured to run as administrator or with elevated privileges
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Verify local user access to the workstationReview Windows Event Logs for recent logons to the workstation, or check which local users exist on the system using 'net user' commandAffected if There are authenticated local users who could potentially exploit this privilege escalation flaw
The environment is affected if IBM Merge Healthcare eFilm Workstation version 4.2 or lower is installed and running with elevated privileges, and untrusted authenticated users have local access to the workstation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor patch from IBM when available; in the interim, restrict physical and console access to the workstation to trusted personnel only, and avoid running the application with more privilege than necessary.
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