CVE-2023-41138 Privilege escalation in AppsAnywhere Client
A local user can trick the AppsAnywhere macOS helper into executing arbitrary commands with elevated permissions, leading to privilege escalation.
- 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-2023-41138?
CVE-2023-41138 is a high-severity vulnerability in AppsAnywhere Client, published on 9 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The AppsAnywhere macOS client-privileged helper can be tricked into executing arbitrary commands with elevated permissions by a local user process.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41138?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Appsanywhere Appsanywhere Client.
How do I fix CVE-2023-41138?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41138 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-41138 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41138 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in AppsAnywhere Client
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x43q-54p7-vw63.