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CVE-2023-27529

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 25, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:45 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTablet Driver Installer· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Wacom Tablet Driver installer prior to 6.4.2-1 (for macOS) contains an improper link resolution before file access vulnerability. When a user is tricked to execute a small malicious script before executing the affected version of the installer, arbitrary code may be executed with the root privilege.

Affected

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

Tablet Driver Installer· Wacom
95%
v < 6.4.2-1
Affected range stops below 6.4.2-1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment)

Runs on — not affected

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

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 (2)

Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN90278893/
Product
Source: [email protected]
https://www.wacom.com/en-us/support/product-support/drivers

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59

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