CVE-2023-3438 Privilege escalation in Trellix Move
Local attackers can escalate privileges and disable antimalware services by exploiting an unquoted service path in Trellix MOVE.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-3438?
CVE-2023-3438 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Trellix Move, published on 3 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An unquoted Windows search path vulnerability existed in the install the MOVE 4.10.x and earlier Windows install service (mvagtsce.exe). The misconfiguration allowed an unauthorized local user to insert arbitrary code into the unquoted service path to obtain privilege escalation and stop antimalware services.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3438?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trellix Move.
How do I fix CVE-2023-3438?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3438 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-3438 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3438 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r7f6-rq55-mr8p.