VDB-239963 · CVE-2023-38351 · EUVD-2023-42168

MiniTool Partition Wizard 12.8 Installation channel accessible

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in MiniTool Partition Wizard 12.8 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Installation Handler. The manipulation leads to channel accessible. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-38351. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MiniTool Partition Wizard 12.8 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Installation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a channel accessible vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-300. The product does not adequately verify the identity of actors at both ends of a communication channel, or does not adequately ensure the integrity of the channel, in a way that allows the channel to be accessed or influenced by an actor that is not an endpoint. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

MiniTool Partition Wizard 12.8 contains an insecure installation mechanism that allows attackers to achieve remote code execution through a man in the middle attack.

The weakness was presented 09/19/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at 0dr3f.github.io. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-38351 since 07/15/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/19/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1557 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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-2023-42168). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

MiniTool

Name

Partition Wizard

Version

12.8

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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NVD Base Score: 8.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Channel accessible
CWE: CWE-300
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/15/2023 🔍
09/19/2023 +66 days 🔍
09/19/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/19/2026 +853 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 0dr3f.github.io
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-38351 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-38351
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-239963
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/19/2023 19:07
Updated: 01/19/2026 05:43
Changes: 09/19/2023 19:07 (37), 10/13/2023 08:31 (11), 01/19/2026 05:43 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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