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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

CVE-2024-36073

High
7.2/10

Summary

Netwrix CoSoSys Endpoint Protector through 5.9.3 and CoSoSys Unify through 7.0.6 contain a remote code execution vulnerability in the shadowing component of the Endpoint Protector and Unify agent which allows an attacker with administrative access to the Endpoint Protector or Unify server to overwrite sensitive configuration and subsequently execute system commands with SYSTEM/root privileges on a chosen client endpoint.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-77 - Command Injection

A command injection attack involves injecting an operating system command through the data input, which gets executed on the host operating system with the privileges of the victimized application. The impact of a command injection attack may range from loss of data confidentiality and integrity to unauthorized remote access to the hosting system. The attack may cause serious data breaches and system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published