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CVE-2023-6253: Saved Uninstall Key in Digital Guardian Agent Uninstaller

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-11-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-922

Description

A saved encryption key in the Uninstaller in Digital Guardian's Agent before version 7.9.4 allows a local attacker to retrieve the uninstall key and remove the software by extracting the uninstaller key from the memory of the uninstaller file.

Affected products

• Fortra Digital Guardian Agent: before 7.9.4 — fixed in 7.9.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortra Digital Guardian Agent 7.9.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175956/Fortra-Digital-Guardian-Agent-Uninstaller-Cross-Site-Scripting-UninstallKey-Cached.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Nov/14
• https://r.sec-consult.com/fortra
• https://www.fortra.com/security
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175956/Fortra-Digital-Guardian-Agent-Uninstaller-Cross-Site-Scripting-UninstallKey-Cached.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Nov/14
• https://r.sec-consult.com/fortra
• https://www.fortra.com/security

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