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CVE-2023-2331: Bypassing hardening via Unquoted Service path vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-04-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-428

Description

Unquoted service Path or Element vulnerability in 42Gears Surelock Windows SureLock Service (NixService.Exe) on Windows application will allows to insert arbitrary code into the service. This issue affects Surelock Windows : from 2.3.12 through 2.40.0.

Affected products

• 42gears surelock windows: from 2.3.12 before 2.41.0 — fixed in 2.41.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: 42gears surelock windows 2.41.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.42gears.com/security-and-compliance
• https://www.42gears.com/security-and-compliance/42g-2023-001/
• https://www.42gears.com/security-and-compliance

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