CVE-2023-29818

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Published May 12, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue found in Webroot SecureAnywhere Endpoint Protection CE 23.1 v.9.0.33.39 and before allows a local attacker to bypass protections via the default allowlist feature being stored as non-admin.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:webroot:secureanywhere:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2023-33356	An issue found in Webroot SecureAnywhere Endpoint Protection CE 23.1 v.9.0.33.39 and before allows a local attacker to bypass protections via the default allowlist feature being stored as non-admin.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.172% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://www.spenceralessi.com/CVEs/2023-05-10-Webroot-SecureAnywhere/

History

Jan 24, 2025 4:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-863
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Webroot Secureanywhere

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 12:24 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 12, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 12:24 AM
Reserved: Apr 7, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 12:24 AM

Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 12:24 AM

NVD Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 1:18 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 12, 2023, 11:15 AM
Modified: Jul 9, 2026, 1:18 AM

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