What is CVE-2023-29838?

CVE-2023-29838 is a high-severity vulnerability in Allwaysync, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-05-22.

How severe is CVE-2023-29838?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Allwaysync

CVE-2023-29838

Insecure Permission vulnerability found in Botkind/Siber Systems SyncApp v.19.0.3.0 allows a local attacker toe escalate privileges via the SyncService.exe file.

Published 2023-05-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (13.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 13.4% 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

Allwaysync — versions 19.0.3.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

github.com/IthacaLabs/Botkind/tree/main/Botkind_SyncApp (Exploit)
github.com/IthacaLabs/Botkind/blob/main/Botkind_SyncApp/WeakServicePermissions_… (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-29838?: CVE-2023-29838 is a high-severity vulnerability in Allwaysync, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-05-22.
How severe is CVE-2023-29838?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.