CVE-2023-4996 describes a high-severity vulnerability in Netskope NSClient versions 100 and prior, affecting Windows systems. A low-privileged, non-admin user can disable the Netskope client by exploiting a flaw in how a user control code validates permissions, leading to the termination of the NSClient service. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with low attack complexity. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 101CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netskope:netskope:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.