CVE-2023-50159 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In ScaleFusion (Windows Desktop App) agent 10.5.2, Kiosk mode application restrictions can be bypassed allowing arbitrary code to be executed. This is fixed in 10.5.7 by preventing the launching of the file explorer in Agent-based Multi-App and Single App Kiosk mode.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0004.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Scalefusion	Scalefusion

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:scalefusion:scalefusion:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://help.scalefusion.com/docs/security-advisory-for-windows-mdm-agent
https://medium.com/nestedif/vulnerability-disclosure-browser-mode-kiosk-bypass-scalefusion-832f5a18ebb6
https://medium.com/nestedif/vulnerability-disclosure-kiosk-mode-bypass-scalefusion-4752dfa2dc59

History

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-284

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-01-11T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-06-17T16:03:06.166Z

Reserved: 2023-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-50159

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T22:09:49.865Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-11T14:15:44.070

Modified: 2025-06-17T16:15:26.330

Link: CVE-2023-50159

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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