CVE-2023-28123 Misconfiguration in UI Desktop for Windows

Medium 5.5 Published 19 Apr 2023 Updated 5 Feb 2025

A permission misconfiguration allows users to hijack VPN credentials during startup, requiring an upgrade to secure the 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-2023-28123?

CVE-2023-28123 is a medium-severity vulnerability in UI Desktop for Windows, published on 19 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A permission misconfiguration in UI Desktop for Windows (Version 0.59.1.71 and earlier) could allow an user to hijack VPN credentials while UID VPN is starting.This vulnerability is fixed in Version 0.62.3 and later.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28123?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ui Desktop.

How do I fix CVE-2023-28123?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28123 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-28123 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28123 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-668p-6wx6-xp5r.