CVE-2023-41138

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Published Nov 9, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The AppsAnywhere macOS client-privileged helper can be tricked into executing arbitrary commands with elevated permissions by a local user process.

Analysis

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Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

AppsAnywhere

AppsAnywhere Client

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.4.0`	affected	—
`1.4.1`	affected	—
`1.5.1`	affected	—
`1.5.2`	affected	—
`1.6.0`	affected	—
`2.0.0`	affected	—
`1.6.1`	unaffected	—
`2.0.1`	unaffected	—
`2.2.0`	unaffected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:appsanywhere:appsanywhere_client:1.4.0:::::macos::
	cpe:2.3:a:appsanywhere:appsanywhere_client:1.4.1:::::macos::
	cpe:2.3:a:appsanywhere:appsanywhere_client:1.5.1:::::macos::
	cpe:2.3:a:appsanywhere:appsanywhere_client:1.5.2:::::macos::
	cpe:2.3:a:appsanywhere:appsanywhere_client:1.6.0:::::macos::
	cpe:2.3:a:appsanywhere:appsanywhere_client:2.0.0:::::macos::

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-45657	The AppsAnywhere macOS client-privileged helper can be tricked into executing arbitrary commands with elevated permissions by a local user process.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.191% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://docs.appsanywhere.com/appsanywhere/3.1/2023-11-security-advisory

History

Sep 4, 2024 3:00 PM Weaknesses updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-269

Subscriptions

Appsanywhere Appsanywhere Client

Weaknesses

CWE-226
Sensitive Information in Resource Not Removed Before Reuse
CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 4, 2024, 1:38 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: AppCheck
Published: Nov 9, 2023, 3:05 PM
Updated: Sep 4, 2024, 1:38 PM
Reserved: Aug 23, 2023, 4:10 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:54 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:54 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:20 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 9, 2023, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:20 AM

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