CVE-2023-6119

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: 2023-11-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

Description

An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Trellix GetSusp prior to version 5.0.0.27 allows a local, low privilege attacker to gain access to files that usually require a higher privilege level. This is caused by GetSusp not correctly protecting a directory that it creates during execution, allowing an attacker to take over file handles used by GetSusp. As this runs with high privileges, the attacker gains elevated permissions. The file handles are opened as read-only.

Affected products

Trellix GetSusp: before 5.0.0.27 — fixed in 5.0.0.27

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Trellix GetSusp 5.0.0.27. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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