Support Assistant in NCP Secure Enterprise Client before 12.22 allows attackers read the…
Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-59 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Support Assistant in NCP Secure Enterprise Client before 12.22 allows attackers read the contents of arbitrary files on the operating system by creating a symbolic link.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00768 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28869
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5m2x-f7x7-rqqr
References
More ncp-e Secure Enterprise Client vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-13376 Support Assistant in NCP Secure Enterprise Client before 13.10 allows attackers to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-19250 NCP Secure Enterprise Client 13.18 and NCP Secure Entry Windows Client 13.19 have an… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-13372 Support Assistant in NCP Secure Enterprise Client before 12.22 allows attackers to delete… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2020-09206 NCP Secure Enterprise Client before 10.15 r47589 allows a symbolic link attack on enumusb.reg via Support Assistant. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-13374 Insecure File Permissions in Support Assistant in NCP Secure Enterprise Client before… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2010-04901 Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in NCP Secure Enterprise Client before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2023-28869 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-28869 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5m2x-f7x7-rqqr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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