NN-2023:14-01

Vulnerability from csaf_nozominetworks - Published: 2024-05-15 11:00 - Updated: 2024-05-20 11:00
Summary
Unsafe temporary data privileges on Unix systems in Arc before v1.6.0
Severity
High
Notes
Risk Level for Nozomi customers: High
CVE-2023-5936
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Nozomi Networks Arc 1.6.0
Nozomi Networks / Arc
 1.6.0
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Nozomi Networks Arc <1.6.0
Nozomi Networks / Arc
 vers:gem/<1.6.0
Mitigation
Vendor Fix
Threats
Impact By tampering with such file, a malicious local user in the system may be able to trigger arbitrary code execution with root privileges.
References
Acknowledgments
Nozomi Networks Security Research team Diego Giubertoni
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