Trellix Agent up to 5.7.8 on Windows Installation permissions

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Trellix Agent up to 5.7.8 on Windows. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Installation Handler. Performing a manipulation results in permissions. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-0975. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Trellix Agent up to 5.7.8 on Windows. This affects an unknown code of the component Installation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permissions vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-281. The product does not preserve permissions or incorrectly preserves permissions when copying, restoring, or sharing objects, which can cause them to have less restrictive permissions than intended. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability exists in Trellix Agent for Windows version 5.7.8 and earlier, that allows local users, during install/upgrade workflow, to replace one of the Agent’s executables before it can be executed. This allows the user to elevate their permissions.

The weakness was presented 04/04/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at kcm.trellix.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-0975 since 02/23/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 242726 (NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : libtiff Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2025-0128)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (242726). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 8.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permissions
CWE: CWE-281 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 242726
Nessus Name: NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : libtiff Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2025-0128)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/23/2023 🔍
04/04/2023 +39 days 🔍
04/04/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/26/2025 +844 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kcm.trellix.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-0975 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-0975
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-224823

Entryinfo

Created: 04/04/2023 09:47
Updated: 07/26/2025 16:10
Changes: 04/04/2023 09:47 (49), 04/21/2023 18:40 (11), 07/26/2025 16:10 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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