CVE-2023-45702

Agent interruption via nonstandard service location

Published Dec 28, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Denial of service in HCL DevOps Deploy 7.2 through 7.2.3.7 and 7.3 through 7.3.2.2 allows local users to interrupt a Windows agent. HCL Software has not published the affected service component or the operation that makes a nonstandard installation location disrupt the agent. Reachability requires a local account and an agent installed as a Windows service outside its standard location; the reported consequence is agent interruption.

CVSS severity6.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.16%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in HCL DevOps Deploy 7.2 through 7.2.3.7 and 7.3 through 7.3.2.2 allows local users to interrupt a Windows agent. HCL Software has not published the affected service component or the operation that makes a nonstandard installation location disrupt the agent. Reachability requires a local account and an agent installed as a Windows service outside its standard location; the reported consequence is agent interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-45702
Published
Dec 28, 2023
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
HCL Software
Product
HCL DevOps Deploy
Classifications
T1499
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 28, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.2 - 7.2.3.7, 7.3 - 7.3.2.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

HCL Software · HCL DevOps Deployversion=7.2 - 7.2.3.7, 7.3 - 7.3.2.2

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.2HCL SoftwareCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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