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CVE-2023-29486

Heimdal Thor - Next-Gen Antivirus

Heimdal CVSS 9.8 Updated March 18, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A vulnerability in Heimdal Thor agent versions 3.4.2 and before 3.7.0 on Windows allows attackers to bypass USB access restrictions, execute arbitrary code, and obtain sensitive information. Heimdal argues that the limitation described is a Microsoft Windows issue, not a Heimdal specific vulnerability."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type executable
Target Asset Thor.exe
Standard Path %ProgramFiles%\Heimdal\Thor
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: Thor.exe (executable)
$Targets = 'Thor.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 USB access restriction bypass and arbitrary code execution, patching required for versions 3.4.2 and before 3.7.0

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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.