Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 10, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2025

Uncontrolled Search Path Element in PTC's Kepware KEPServerEX

CVE-2023-29445

Description

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

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Affected products

Kepware/Kepserverexllm-fuzzy
PTC/Kepware KEPServerEXv5
Range: 0
PTC/ThingWorx Industrial Connectivityv5
Range: 8.0
PTC/ThingWorx Kepware Serverv5
Range: 0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.ptc.com/en/support/article/cs399528mitrevendor-advisory
www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-243-03mitregovernment-resource
www.dragos.com/advisory/ptcs-kepserverex-vulnerabilities/mitre

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