FKIE_CVE-2023-20858

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-02-22 00:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 05:31
Severity
7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
VMware Carbon Black App Control 8.7.x prior to 8.7.8, 8.8.x prior to 8.8.6, and 8.9.x.prior to 8.9.4 contain an injection vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileged access to the App Control administration console may be able to use specially crafted input allowing access to the underlying server operating system.
References
security@vmware.comhttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0004.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0004.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vmware carbon_black_app_control *
vmware carbon_black_app_control *
vmware carbon_black_app_control *
microsoft windows -
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