A local privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in Erlang/OTP prior to version 23.2.3. By adding files to an existing installations directory, a local attacker could hijack accounts of other users running Erlang programs or possibly coerce a service running with erlsrv.exe to execute arbitrary code as Local System. This can occur only under specific conditions on Windows with unsafe filesystem permissions.
The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product’s direct control.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlang/otp | Erlang | * | 23.2.3 (excluding) |
This might allow attackers to execute their own programs, access unauthorized data files, or modify configuration in unexpected ways. If the product uses a search path to locate critical resources such as programs, then an attacker could modify that search path to point to a malicious program, which the targeted product would then execute. The problem extends to any type of critical resource that the product trusts. Some of the most common variants of untrusted search path are: