CVE-2023-38356
Published: 19 September 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-38356 is a high-severity Improper Certificate Validation (CWE-295) vulnerability in Minitool Power Data Recovery. 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 Power Data Recovery version 11.6 is affected by an insecure installation process that enables remote code execution via man-in-the-middle attacks. The issue is tracked as CVE-2023-38356 with a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.1 and is associated with CWE-295, indicating missing or improper certificate validation during the installation workflow.
An attacker positioned on the network path can intercept installation traffic to deliver and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The attack requires no privileges or user interaction, though it carries high complexity due to the need to successfully perform the man-in-the-middle position; successful exploitation yields full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected host.
The EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0597 with no material increase since disclosure, and the supplied references contain no additional details on patches or mitigations.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-42173
Vulnerability details
MiniTool Power Data Recovery 11.6 contains an insecure installation process 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.