PT-2023-7087 · Ashlar Vellum · Ashlar-Vellum Lithium

Sean De Regge · Published 2023-11-14 · Updated 2025-08-18 · CVE-2023-44440

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Ashlar-Vellum Lithium (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an uncontrolled search path element in the software, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary code. This can be achieved by loading a library from an unsecured location, allowing an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. The exploitation requires user interaction, such as visiting a malicious page or opening a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of various file types.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-08114

CVE-2023-44440

ZDI-23-1598

Affected Products

Ashlar-Vellum Lithium

References · 8

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1598 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-44440 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44440 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-08114 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/132677 · Telegram Post
• https://vuldb.com/?id.245392 · Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-21680 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1786444249837514964 · Twitter Post