CVE-2023-4996

Published: Nov 6, 2023Modified: Nov 21, 2024

8.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

Netskope was made aware of a security vulnerability in its NSClient product for version 100 & prior where a malicious non-admin user can disable the Netskope client by using a specially-crafted package. The root cause of the problem was a user control code when called by a Windows ServiceController did not validate the permissions associated with the user before executing the user control code. This user control code had permissions to terminate the NSClient service.

Affected (1)

Products: Netskope: Netskope

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Netskope Netskope	Before 101

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Microsoft Windows	All versions

Related CWEs

Improper Preservation of Permissions

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.

References (2)

https://www.netskope.com/company/security-compliance-and-assurance/security-advisories-and-disclosures/netskope-security-advisory-nskpsa-2023-003

Source: psirt@netskope.com

Vendor Advisory

https://www.netskope.com/company/security-compliance-and-assurance/security-advisories-and-disclosures/netskope-security-advisory-nskpsa-2023-003

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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