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CVE-2023-29485

Heimdal Thor - DarkLayer Guard

Heimdal CVSS 9.8 Updated March 18, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A vulnerability in Heimdal Thor agent allows attackers to bypass network filtering, execute arbitrary code, and obtain sensitive information via the DarkLayer Guard threat prevention module. The issue affects Heimdal Thor agent versions 3.4.2 and before on Windows and 2.6.9 and before on macOS."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Executable
Target Asset heimdal.exe
Standard Path %ProgramFiles%\Heimdal\Thor
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: heimdal.exe (Executable)
$Targets = 'heimdal.exe'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")

Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}

Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Likely

Moderate

Internal Work Notes

Heimdal Thor agent vulnerability allows for arbitrary code execution and sensitive information disclosure, patching is required to prevent potential security breaches.

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Data compiled from NVD, MSRC, and CISA KEV Catalog. Intelligence synthesized via AI. Scripts provided for diagnostic purposes under MIT License.