CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-33298

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.58%

43th percentile - higher than 43% of all known CVEs

Summary

Perimeter81 version 10.0.0.19 on macOS has a vulnerability that allows local privilege escalation to root via shell metacharacters in the usingCAPath parameter.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability can be exploited by a local user to gain full system privileges, posing a serious security threat.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Perimeter81 to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized activities.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS