CVE-2023-7169
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAuthentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in Snow Software Snow Inventory Agent on Windows allows Signature Spoof.This issue affects Snow Inventory Agent: through 6.14.5. Customers advised to upgrade to version 7.0
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAuthentication bypass vulnerability in Snow Software Snow Inventory Agent for Windows allows attackers to bypass authentication via signature spoofing. This affects all versions through 6.14.5, enabling potential unauthorized access to the inventory agent's functionality.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 7.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Snow Inventory Agent versionCheck the installed version of Snow Inventory Agent for Windows (typically found in Add/Remove Programs, or via 'Get-ItemProperty' on the installation directory)Affected if Version is below 7.0 (all versions through 6.14.5 are affected)
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Verify agent service presenceConfirm Snow Inventory Agent service is installed and running on the Windows systemAffected if The agent service exists and is running, making the authentication bypass applicable
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Determine if agent exposes remote interfaceCheck if the Snow Inventory Agent has any remote management, API, or listening interface enabled (common locations: service configuration, registry, or network listener status)Affected if Remote access or management interface is accessible, allowing the signature spoofing to be exploited for unauthorized access
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Check agent configuration for authentication settingsReview the agent configuration files or settings related to authentication and signature validationAffected if Authentication relies on signature verification that can be spoofed (all default configurations in affected versions)
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Review network exposureDetermine if the agent's port or endpoint is exposed to network access beyond localhostAffected if The agent is network-accessible, enabling external attackers to exploit the signature spoofing bypass
User is affected if Snow Inventory Agent for Windows version is below 7.0 and the agent is running with any network-accessible interface that accepts signed requests.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped7.0
Upgrade Snow Inventory Agent to version 7.0 to remediate the signature spoofing vulnerability.
Version 7.0
- Obtain Snow Inventory Agent version 7.0 or later from the official Snow Software download portal or repository
- Review the Snow Inventory Agent 7.0 release notes for any configuration or behavioral changes
- Test the upgrade in a non-production environment to ensure compatibility with your existing infrastructure
- Create a backup of the current agent configuration if applicable
- Deploy the version 7.0 agent to production systems following your organization's change management process
- Verify that the agent is running correctly and reporting to the Snow console after upgrade
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-7169 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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