CVE-2023-33873 | AVEVA Operations Control Logger Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

This privilege escalation vulnerability, if exploited, cloud allow a local OS-authenticated user with standard privileges to escalate to System privilege on the machine where these products are installed, resulting in complete compromise of the target machine.

Published: 2023-11-15 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-33873 is rated Low Risk (36.2/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-33873

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 2025-03-19 0.04% 0.06% +0.01%
2 2023-11-16 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-33873

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big 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.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big 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.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-33873

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-33873

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
aveva batch_management < 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:batch_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva batch_management 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:batch_management:2020:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva batch_management 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:batch_management:2020:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva communication_drivers < 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:communication_drivers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva communication_drivers 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:communication_drivers:2020:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva communication_drivers 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:communication_drivers:2020:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva communication_drivers 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:communication_drivers:2020:r2_p01:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva edge <= 20.1.101 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:edge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva enterprise_licensing <= 3.7.002 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:enterprise_licensing:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva historian < 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:historian:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva historian 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:historian:2020:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva historian 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:historian:2020:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva historian 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:historian:2020:r2_p01:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva intouch < 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:intouch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva intouch 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:intouch:2020:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva intouch 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:intouch:2020:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva intouch 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:intouch:2020:r2_p01:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva manufacturing_execution_system < 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:manufacturing_execution_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva manufacturing_execution_system 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:manufacturing_execution_system:2020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva manufacturing_execution_system 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:manufacturing_execution_system:2020:p01:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva mobile_operator < 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:mobile_operator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva mobile_operator 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:mobile_operator:2020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva mobile_operator 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:mobile_operator:2020:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva mobile_operator 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:mobile_operator:2020:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva plant_scada < 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:plant_scada:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva plant_scada 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:plant_scada:2020:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva plant_scada 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:plant_scada:2020:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva recipe_management < 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:recipe_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva recipe_management 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:recipe_management:2020:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva recipe_management 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:recipe_management:2020:update_1_patch_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva system_platform < 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:system_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva system_platform 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:system_platform:2020:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva system_platform 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:system_platform:2020:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva system_platform 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:system_platform:2020:r2_p01:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva telemetry_server 2020r2 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:telemetry_server:2020r2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva telemetry_server 2020r2 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:telemetry_server:2020r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva work_tasks < 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:work_tasks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva work_tasks 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:work_tasks:2020:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva work_tasks 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:work_tasks:2020:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva work_tasks 2020 cpe:2.3:a:aveva:work_tasks:2020:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-33873

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