CVE-2023-33298
com.perimeter81.osx.HelperTool in Perimeter81 10.0.0.19 on macOS allows Local Privilege...
com.perimeter81.osx.HelperTool in Perimeter81 10.0.0.19 on macOS allows Local Privilege Escalation (to root) via shell metacharacters in usingCAPath.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
com.perimeter81.osx.HelperTool in Perimeter81 10.0.0.19 on macOS allows Local Privilege Escalation (to root) via shell metacharacters in usingCAPath.
- Record
CVE-2023-33298- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
com.perimeter81.osx.HelperTool in Perimeter81 10.0.0.19 on macOS allows Local Privilege Escalation (to root) via shell metacharacters in usingCAPath.
- Record
CVE-2023-33298- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-37461 No score
com.perimeter81.osx.HelperTool in Perimeter81 10.0.0.19 on macOS allows Local Privilege Escalation (to root) via shell metacharacters in usingCAPath.
- Record
EUVD-2023-37461- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r7r5-2rqh-r972
com.perimeter81.osx.HelperTool in Perimeter81 10.0.0.19 on macOS allows Local Privilege...
com.perimeter81.osx.HelperTool in Perimeter81 10.0.0.19 on macOS allows Local Privilege Escalation (to root) via shell metacharacters in usingCAPath.
- Record
GHSA-r7r5-2rqh-r972- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-33298 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Perimeter81 Xpc Helpertool, published June 30, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.64%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.