Improper privilege management in AppsAnywhere Client
Priority LOW 34CWE-226Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
The AppsAnywhere macOS client-privileged helper can be tricked into executing arbitrary commands with elevated permissions by a local user process.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00175 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed AppsAnywhere Client (AppsAnywhere): 1.6.1, 2.0.1, 2.2.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AppsAnywhere | AppsAnywhere Client | 1.4.0; 1.4.1; 1.5.1; 1.5.2; 1.6.0; 2.0.0 | 1.6.1, 2.0.1, 2.2.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- AppsAnywhere Client VendorAppsAnywhere Affected 1.4.0; 1.4.1; 1.5.1; 1.5.2; 1.6.0; 2.0.0 Fixed in 1.6.1, 2.0.1, 2.2.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:appsanywhere:appsanywhere_client:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | 1.4.0 | Vulnerable | AppsAnywhere |
| cpe:2.3:a:appsanywhere:appsanywhere_client:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | 1.4.1 | Vulnerable | AppsAnywhere |
| cpe:2.3:a:appsanywhere:appsanywhere_client:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | 1.5.1 | Vulnerable | AppsAnywhere |
| cpe:2.3:a:appsanywhere:appsanywhere_client:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | 1.5.2 | Vulnerable | AppsAnywhere |
| cpe:2.3:a:appsanywhere:appsanywhere_client:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | 1.6.0 | Vulnerable | AppsAnywhere |
| cpe:2.3:a:appsanywhere:appsanywhere_client:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | AppsAnywhere |
- cpe:2.3:a:appsanywhere:appsanywhere_client:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·AppsAnywhere
- cpe:2.3:a:appsanywhere:appsanywhere_client:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·AppsAnywhere
- cpe:2.3:a:appsanywhere:appsanywhere_client:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·AppsAnywhere
- cpe:2.3:a:appsanywhere:appsanywhere_client:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·AppsAnywhere
- cpe:2.3:a:appsanywhere:appsanywhere_client:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·AppsAnywhere
- cpe:2.3:a:appsanywhere:appsanywhere_client:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·AppsAnywhere
Remediation
- Fix · CNA AppsAnywhere Client (AppsAnywhere) Fixed in 1.6.1, 2.0.1, 2.2.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-41138
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x43q-54p7-vw63
References
Advisory 1
More Appsanywhere Client vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-21752 Hard-coded credentials in AppsAnywhere Client CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-41138 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-41138 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x43q-54p7-vw63 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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