CVE-2023-6253 (GCVE-0-2023-6253)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-22 11:22 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:26
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Summary
A saved encryption key in the Uninstaller in Digital Guardian's Agent before version 7.9.4 allows a local attacker to retrieve the uninstall key and remove the software by extracting the uninstaller key from the memory of the uninstaller file.
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CWE
  • CWE-922 - Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information
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Vendor Product Version
Fortra Digital Guardian Agent Affected: 0 , < 7.9.4 (patch)
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Credits
J. Kruchem (SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab) B. Gründling (SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab) D. Hirschberger (SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab)
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