CVE-2023-27470

HIGH

CVSS Score

Published: September 11, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:45 AM UTC

2 products affected across 1 vendorTake ControlAble Take Control· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity

HIGH7

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.5%

SSVC

PoC

Description

BASupSrvcUpdater.exe in N-able Take Control Agent through 7.0.41.1141 before 7.0.43 has a TOCTOU Race Condition via a pseudo-symlink at %PROGRAMDATA%\GetSupportService_N-Central\PushUpdates, leading to arbitrary file deletion.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Take Control · N Able

95%

v ≤ 7.0.41.1141v < 7.0.43

Affected range stops below 7.0.43, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Able Take Control · N Able

75%

v ≤ 7.0.41.1141v < 7.0.43

Affected range stops below 7.0.43, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Windows · Microsoft

95%

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

ExploitThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2023/MNDT-2023-0011.md

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: HIGH
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-367

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