Is CVE-2023-6338 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-6338 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-6338?

CVE-2023-6338 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-6338?

CVE-2023-6338 has an EPSS score of 0.21% (11th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6338?

Upgrade universal device client to 23.10 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-6338

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Uncontrolled search path vulnerabilities were reported in the Lenovo Universal Device Client (UDC) that could allow an attacker with local access to execute code with elevated privileges.

CWE-427

How to fix

Remediation Available

universal device clientNVD

Affected:< 23.10Fixed in:23.10CVE-2023-6338derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days

11thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 11% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.lenovo.com

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CVE-2024-48990	High	7.8	20%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-9491	High	7.8	13%	-	-
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.