What is CVE-2023-29819?

CVE-2023-29819 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webroot Secureanywhere, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-05-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-29819?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Webroot Secureanywhere

CVE-2023-29819

An issue found in Webroot SecureAnywhere Endpoint Protection CE 23.1 v.9.0.33.39 and before allows a local attacker to bypass protections via a crafted payload.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2023-05-12 · last modified 2026-07-09.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Webroot Secureanywhere

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product)
www.spenceralessi.com/CVEs/2023-05-10-Webroot-SecureAnywhere/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-29819?: CVE-2023-29819 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webroot Secureanywhere, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-29819?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.