Webroot SecureAnywhere Endpoint Protection up to 9.0.33.39 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Webroot SecureAnywhere Endpoint Protection up to 9.0.33.39. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-29818. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Webroot SecureAnywhere Endpoint Protection up to 9.0.33.39. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published 05/12/2023. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-29818 since 04/07/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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 EUVD (EUVD-2023-33356). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/07/2023 🔍
05/12/2023 +35 days 🔍
05/12/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/15/2025 +947 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secureanywhere.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-29818 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-29818
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-228900
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/12/2023 14:07
Updated: 12/15/2025 00:17
Changes: 05/12/2023 14:07 (34), 05/12/2023 14:13 (3), 06/08/2023 10:02 (1), 06/08/2023 10:04 (11), 01/24/2025 17:25 (23), 12/15/2025 00:17 (1)
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