Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in CX Cloud Agent - CVE-2023-20044
Published: January 12, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71111
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20044
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure file permissions. A local user can trick technical support to update certain settings and take complete control of the affected device.
Affected software
CX Cloud Agent
How to mitigate CVE-2023-20044
Install updates from vendor's website.
CX Cloud Agent - update to 2.2.1