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    CVE-2023-29445

    An uncontrolled search path element vulnerability (DLL hijacking) has been discovered that could allow a locally authenticated adversary to escalate privileges to SYSTEM.

    Published:Jan 10, 2024
    Last Modified:Jun 17, 2025
    EPS:Jan 10, 2024
    EPSS Score:0.00045
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ptc
    Product
    Kepware Kepserverex
    Vendor
    Ptc
    Product
    Thingworx Industrial Connectivity
    Vendor
    Ptc
    Product
    Thingworx Kepware Server

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High