CVE-2023-0978: Command Injection

Q: What is CVE-2023-0978?

CVE-2023-0978 is a command injection vulnerability in Trellix Intelligent Sandbox CLI for version 5.2 and earlier.

Q: How does CVE-2023-0978 affect McAfee Advanced Threat Defense?

McAfee Advanced Threat Defense version 4.0 to 4.14.2 is affected by CVE-2023-0978.

Q: What software is affected by CVE-2023-0978?

Trellix Intelligent Sandbox versions 5.0 and 5.2 are affected by CVE-2023-0978.

Q: How severe is CVE-2023-0978?

CVE-2023-0978 has a severity rating of 6.7, which is considered medium.

Q: How can CVE-2023-0978 be fixed?

To fix CVE-2023-0978, it is recommended to upgrade to a version of Trellix Intelligent Sandbox CLI that is not affected by the vulnerability.

Published Mar 13, 2023

Updated

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

Affected Software

3 affected components

Mcafee Advanced Threat Defense>=4.0<=4.14.2

Trellix Intelligent Sandbox=5.0

Trellix Intelligent Sandbox=5.2

Remediation

Information

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:

Event History

Mar 13, 2023

CVE Published

via MITRE·01:29 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·01:29 PM

RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-0978?

CVE-2023-0978 is a command injection vulnerability in Trellix Intelligent Sandbox CLI for version 5.2 and earlier.

How does CVE-2023-0978 affect McAfee Advanced Threat Defense?

McAfee Advanced Threat Defense version 4.0 to 4.14.2 is affected by CVE-2023-0978.

What software is affected by CVE-2023-0978?