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CVE-2023-29820 (GCVE-0-2023-29820)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-12 00:00 – Updated: 2026-07-09 00:24 Disputed
VLAI
Summary
An issue found in Webroot SecureAnywhere Endpoint Protection CE 23.1 v.9.0.33.39 and before allows a local attacker to access sensitive information via the EXE installer. NOTE: the vendor's perspective is that this is not a separate vulnerability relative to CVE-2023-29818 and CVE-2023-29819.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-24 15:27 UTC
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-552 - Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
Assigner
References
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