CVE-2023-2818

ITM Windows Agent Insecure Filesystem Permissions

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Published Jun 27, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An insecure filesystem permission in the Insider Threat Management Agent for Windows enables local unprivileged users to disrupt agent monitoring. All versions prior to 7.14.3 are affected. Agents for MacOS and Linux and Cloud are unaffected.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Proofpoint

Insider Threat Management

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 7.14.3

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-34269	An insecure filesystem permission in the Insider Threat Management Agent for Windows enables local unprivileged users to disrupt agent monitoring. All versions prior to 7.14.3 are affected. Agents for MacOS and Linux and Cloud are unaffected.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.154% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2023-005

History

Nov 7, 2024 5:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Proofpoint Insider Threat Management

Weaknesses

CWE-281

Sources

CVE record Updated: Nov 7, 2024, 5:06 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Proofpoint
Published: Jun 27, 2023, 2:29 PM
Updated: Nov 7, 2024, 5:06 PM
Reserved: May 19, 2023, 8:44 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:33 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:33 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:53 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 27, 2023, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:53 AM

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