CVE-2023-37244

The affected AutomationManager.AgentService.exe application contains a TOCTOU race condition vulnerability that allows standard users to create a pseudo-symlink at C:\ProgramData\N-Able Technologies\AutomationManager\Temp, which could be leveraged by an attacker to manipulate the process into performing arbitrary file deletions. We recommend upgrading to version 2.91.0.0

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2023/MNDT-2023-0016.md	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2023/MNDT-2023-0016.md	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:n-able:automation_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-05-02 14:15

Updated : 2025-07-22 21:02

NVD link : CVE-2023-37244

Mitre link : CVE-2023-37244

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-37244

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Products Affected

n-able

automation_manager

microsoft

windows

CWE

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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