CVE-2023-0978

Description

A command injection vulnerability in Trellix Intelligent Sandbox CLI for version 5.2 and earlier, allows a local user to inject and execute arbitrary operating system commands using specially crafted strings. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments that are passed to specific CLI command. The vulnerability allows the attack

Remediation

Solution:

  • To remediate this issue, customers running ATD/IS 5.2.0 or earlier must go to the Product Downloads site https://www.trellix.com/en-us/downloads/my-products.html  and download the applicable product update/hotfix file:

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.15%
Vendor Advisory trellix.com
Affected: Trellix Trellix Intelligent Sandbox
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kcm.trellix.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10397 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-0978?
CVE-2023-0978 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-0978?
To fix CVE-2023-0978: To remediate this issue, customers running ATD/IS 5.2.0 or earlier must go to the Product Downloads site https://www.trellix.com/en-us/downloads/my-products.html  and download the applicable product update/hotfix file:
Is CVE-2023-0978 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-0978 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-0978?
CVE-2023-0978 affects Trellix Trellix Intelligent Sandbox.
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