CVE-2023-29820 — An issue found in Webroot SecureAnywhere Endpoint Protection CE 23

An issue found in Webroot SecureAnywhere Endpoint Protection CE 23.1 v.9.0.33.39 and before allows a local attacker to access sensitive information via the EXE installer. NOTE: the vendor's perspective is that this is not a separate vulnerability relative to CVE-2023-29818 a

01What is this vulnerability?

An issue found in Webroot SecureAnywhere Endpoint Protection CE 23.1 v.9.0.33.39 and before allows a local attacker to access sensitive information via the EXE installer. NOTE: the vendor's perspective is that this is not a separate vulnerability relative to CVE-2023-29818 and CVE-2023-29819.

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-05-12T11:15:12.960
• Last modified: 2026-07-09T01:18:15.767

09References

• www.spenceralessi.com — https://www.spenceralessi.com/CVEs/2023-05-10-Webroot-SecureAnywhere/
• www.spenceralessi.com — https://www.spenceralessi.com/CVEs/2023-05-10-Webroot-SecureAnywhere/