TI-2023-02129 Aliases CVE-2023-2270 GHSA-v8xv-w9j7-9fm9

Local privilege escalation in Netskope Client

LOW 36CWE-22Published 2023-06-15 · Updated 2024-08-28

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Netskope client service running with NT\SYSTEM privileges accepts network connections from localhost to start various services and execute commands. The connection handling function of Netskope client before R100 in this service utilized a relative path to download and unzip configuration files on the machine. This relative path provided a way for local users to write arbitrary files at a location which is accessible to only higher privileged users. This can be exploited by local users to execute code with NT\SYSTEM privileges on the end machine.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00273 19th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Netskope	Netskope Client	100;0	—	No fix listed	CNA

Netskope Client VendorNetskope Affected 100;0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:netskope:netskope::::::::	before 100	Vulnerable	Netskope
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:a:netskope:netskope:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 100 Vulnerable ·Netskope
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2270
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v8xv-w9j7-9fm9

References

Advisory 1

https://www.netskope.com/company/security-compliance-and-assurance/security-advisories-and-disclosures/netskope-security-advisory-nskpsa-2023-001

TI-2020-15056 Netskope Client through 77 allows low-privileged users to elevate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-06860 Client Enrollment Process Bypass CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
TI-2023-04599 Local privilege escalation in Netskope Client CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2021-20302 Sensitive Information store in NSClient logs CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
TI-2020-17407 A CSV injection vulnerability in the Admin portal for Netskope 75.0 allows an… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2019-09019 Netskope client command injections vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

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Sources

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