CVE-2023-4589
Insufficient verification of data authenticity vulnerability in Delinea Secret Server
Insufficient verification of data authenticity vulnerability in Delinea Secret Server, in its v10.9.000002 version. An attacker with an administrator account could perform software updates without proper integrity verification mechanisms. In this scenario, the update process lacks digital signatures and fails to validate the integrity of the update package, allowing the attacker to inject malicious applications during the update.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.1
Insufficient verification of data authenticity vulnerability in Delinea Secret Server
Insufficient verification of data authenticity vulnerability in Delinea Secret Server, in its v10.9.000002 version. An attacker with an administrator account could perform software updates without proper integrity verification mechanisms. In this scenario, the update process lacks digital signatures and fails to validate the integrity of the update package, allowing the attacker to inject malicious applications during the update.
- Record
CVE-2023-4589- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-54442
9.1
Insufficient verification of data authenticity vulnerability in Delinea Secret Server, in its v10.9.000002 version. An attacker with an administrator account could perform software updates without proper integrity verification mechanisms. In this scenario, the update process lacks digital signatures and fails to validate the integrity of the update package, allowing the attacker to inject malicious applications during the update.
- Record
EUVD-2023-54442- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-985m-g277-8fjr
9.1
Insufficient verification of data authenticity vulnerability in Delinea Secret Server, in its v10...
Insufficient verification of data authenticity vulnerability in Delinea Secret Server, in its v10.9.000002 version. An attacker with an administrator account could perform software updates without proper integrity verification mechanisms. In this scenario, the update process lacks digital signatures and fails to validate the integrity of the update package, allowing the attacker to inject malicious applications during the update.
- Record
GHSA-985m-g277-8fjr- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.1
Insufficient verification of data authenticity vulnerability in Delinea Secret Server, in its v10.9.000002 version. An attacker with an administrator account could perform software updates without proper integrity verification mechanisms. In this scenario, the update process lacks digital signatures and fails to validate the integrity of the update package, allowing the attacker to inject malicious applications during the update.
- Record
CVE-2023-4589- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-4589 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Delinea Secret Server, published September 6, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.