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CVE-2023-29444

MEDIUM
Published 2024-01-10T17:06:35.965Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
6.3
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.000
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.074
Higher than 7.4% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

An uncontrolled search path element vulnerability (DLL hijacking) has been discovered that could allow a locally authenticated adversary to escalate privileges to SYSTEM. Alternatively, they could host a trojanized version of the software and trick victims into downloading and installing their malicious version to gain initial access and code execution.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

PTC

Kepware KEPServerEX

Affected Versions:

0
PTC

ThingWorx Kepware Server

Affected Versions:

0
PTC

ThingWorx Industrial Connectivity

Affected Versions:

8.0

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed MODERATE

GHSA-w876-744c-hf5g

Advisory Details

An uncontrolled search path element vulnerability (DLL hijacking) has been discovered that could allow a locally authenticated adversary to escalate privileges to SYSTEM. Alternatively, they could host a trojanized version of the software and trick victims into downloading and installing their malicious version to gain initial access and code execution.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29444
WEB https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-243-03
WEB https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/cs399528

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: January 10, 2024, Modified: January 10, 2024

References

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-243-03
https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/cs399528
Published: 2024-01-10T17:06:35.965Z
Last Modified: 2025-05-14T20:14:19.414Z
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