# CVE-2023-27529: Path traversal in Wacom Tablet Driver installer

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code with root privileges by tricking users into running a malicious script before the Wacom installer.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 May 2023
- **Updated:** 16 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h63h-6773-9f53

## What is CVE-2023-27529?

CVE-2023-27529 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Wacom Tablet Driver installer, published on 25 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Wacom Tablet Driver installer prior to 6.4.2-1 (for macOS) contains an improper link resolution before file access vulnerability. When a user is tricked to execute a small malicious script before executing the affected version of the installer, arbitrary code may be executed with the root privilege.

Weakness: CWE-59 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-27529?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wacom Tablet Driver Installer.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-27529?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-27529 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-27529 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27529 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-27529 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-27529 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Wacom Tablet Driver installer, published on 25 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27529 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Wacom Tablet Driver installer. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27529/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27529/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-27529
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27529
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-27529

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.