High severity · published Dec 25, 2023
CVE-2023-28872
Support Assistant in NCP Secure Enterprise Client before 13.10 allows attackers to execute DLL files with SYSTEM privileges by creating a symbolic link from a…
8.8
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Support Assistant in NCP Secure Enterprise Client before 13.10 allows attackers to execute DLL files with SYSTEM privileges by creating a symbolic link from a %LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp\NcpSupport* location.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SE
Secure Enterprise Client · Ncp-e
before 13.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28872
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28872
Exploit
https://herolab.usd.de/en/security-advisories/usd-2022-0006/
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