CVE-2023-6253

Saved Uninstall Key in Digital Guardian Agent Uninstaller

MEDIUM
6
CVSS Score
Published: November 22, 2023 at 11:22 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:50 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDigital Guardian Agent

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Severity
MEDIUM6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

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.

Affected

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

v < 7.9.4
Affected range stops below 7.9.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

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 (4)

ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: 551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Nov/14
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: 551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf
https://r.sec-consult.com/fortra
Product
Source: 551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf
https://www.fortra.com/security

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-922

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