Saved Uninstall Key in Digital Guardian Agent Uninstaller
Priority LOW 27CWE-922Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-922.
Summary
A saved encryption key in the Uninstaller in Digital Guardian's Agent before version 7.9.4 allows a local attacker to retrieve the uninstall key and remove the software by extracting the uninstaller key from the memory of the uninstaller file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00306 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Digital Guardian Agent (Fortra): 7.9.4
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Digital Guardian Agent (Fortra) Fixed in 7.9.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-6253
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2w4h-75hc-2jv2
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-6253 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-6253 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2w4h-75hc-2jv2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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