CVE-2023-33298

Public Exploit

Description

com.perimeter81.osx.HelperTool in Perimeter81 10.0.0.19 on macOS allows Local Privilege Escalation (to root) via shell metacharacters in usingCAPath.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.23%
Third-Party Advisory cert.org Third-Party Advisory ns-echo.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://support.perimeter81.com/docs/macos-agent-release-notes release notes
https://www.ns-echo.com/posts/cve_2023_33298.html third party advisory exploit technical description
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/653767 third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-33298?
CVE-2023-33298 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-33298?
To fix CVE-2023-33298, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-33298 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2023-33298 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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