CVE-2023-2331 Bypassing hardening via Unquoted Service path vulnerability
Attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by exploiting an unquoted service path in the SureLock Windows application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-2331?
CVE-2023-2331 is a high-severity vulnerability in 42Gears Surelock Windows , published on 27 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unquoted service Path or Element vulnerability in 42Gears Surelock Windows SureLock Service (NixService.Exe) on Windows application will allows to insert arbitrary code into the service. This issue affects Surelock Windows : from 2.3.12 through 2.40.0.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2331?
It affects 1 product.
Products include 42gears Surelock.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2331?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2331 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-2331 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2331 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in 42Gears Surelock Windows
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hjqc-mphx-j8hv.