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CVE-2023-42524

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-42524 describes an infinite loop vulnerability in the scanning engine of several WithSecure products, including Client Security, Server Security, Elements Endpoint Protection, and Linux Security, across Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms. Rated 7.5 HIGH on CVSS, this vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction or privileges, and primarily impacts availability (A:H). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:withsecure:client_security:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:withsecure:elements_endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:withsecure:email_and_server_security:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:withsecure:server_security:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:withsecure:linux_protection:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.52%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
40.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0052 is in the 18th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

withsecure.com / en/support/security-advisories
Vendor Advisory