Medium severity6.3NVD Advisory· Published Jan 10, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-29444
CVE-2023-29444
Description
An uncontrolled search path element vulnerability (DLL hijacking) has been discovered that could allow a locally authenticated adversary to escalate privileges to SYSTEM. Alternatively, they could host a trojanized version of the software and trick victims into downloading and installing their malicious version to gain initial access and code execution.
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Affected products
7- PTC/Kepware KEPServerEXv5Range: 0
- PTC/ThingWorx Kepware Serverv5Range: 0
- PTC/ThingWorx Industrial Connectivityv5Range: 8.0
- cpe:2.3:a:ptc:kepware_kepserverex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=6.0.2107.0,<=6.14.263.0
- cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_kepware_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=6.8,<=6.14.263.0
- cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_industrial_connectivity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=8.0,<=8.5
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-243-03nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.ptc.com/en/support/article/cs399528nvdVendor Advisory
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