cve/2023/CVE-2023-27830.md

### [CVE-2023-27830](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-27830)
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### Description

TightVNC before v2.8.75 allows attackers to escalate privileges on the host operating system via replacing legitimate files with crafted files when executing a file transfer. This is due to the fact that TightVNC runs in the backend as a high-privileges account.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://medium.com/nestedif/vulnerability-disclosure-privilege-escalation-tightvnc-8165208cce

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.