CVE-2023-38351
Published: 19 September 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-38351 is a high-severity Improper Certificate Validation (CWE-295) vulnerability in Minitool Partition Wizard. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 9.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
MiniTool Partition Wizard 12.8 is affected by an insecure installation mechanism that permits remote code execution via man-in-the-middle attacks. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2023-38351 with a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.1 and is associated with CWE-295, indicating missing or improper certificate validation during the update or installation process.
An attacker positioned on the network path can intercept installation traffic and supply malicious payloads, achieving code execution with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Exploitation requires no privileges or user interaction but depends on high attack complexity due to the need for a successful man-in-the-middle position.
The two reference URLs point to the same researcher site and contain no vendor advisory, patch details, or mitigation guidance. EPSS remains flat at 0.0597 with no observed rise after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-42168
Vulnerability details
MiniTool Partition Wizard 12.8 contains an insecure installation mechanism that allows attackers to achieve remote code execution through a man in the middle attack.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
When certificates are used to establish component provenance, the control requires correct certificate validation procedures.
Mandates approved trust anchors and issuance policies, directly preventing acceptance of unvalidated or untrusted certificates.
Correct system time is required for proper enforcement of certificate notBefore/notAfter dates and time-based revocation checks.