CVE-2023-30237

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Published May 9, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

CyberGhostVPN Windows Client before v8.3.10.10015 was discovered to contain a DLL injection vulnerability via the component Dashboard.exe.

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:cyberghostvpn:cyberghost:*:*:*:*:*: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-2023-34662	CyberGhostVPN Windows Client before v8.3.10.10015 was discovered to contain a DLL injection vulnerability via the component Dashboard.exe.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

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% (0.401% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/77.html
https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/bullied-by-bugcrowd-over-kape-cyberghost-disclosure/

History

Jan 29, 2025 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Cyberghostvpn Cyberghost

Weaknesses

CWE-427

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 12:25 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 9, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 12:25 AM
Reserved: Apr 7, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 2:21 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 2:21 PM

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

Status: Modified
Published: May 9, 2023, 3:15 AM
Modified: Jul 9, 2026, 1:18 AM

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