CVE-2023-28868

Exp

Support Assistant in NCP Secure Enterprise Client before 12.22 allows attackers to delete arbitrary files on the operating system by creating a symbolic link.

Published: 2023-12-09 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-28868 is rated High Exploit Risk (66.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.85%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-28868

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-28868

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.17% 0.85% +0.68%
2 2026-04-20 0.12% 0.17% +0.05%
3 2025-11-21 0.12%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-28868

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 5.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-28868

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-28868

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ncp-e secure_enterprise_client < 12.22 cpe:2.3:a:ncp-e:secure_enterprise_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-28868

URL Tags
https://herolab.usd.de/en/security-advisories/usd-2022-0002/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence