CVE-2015-8988 Command injection in ePO Deep Command (eDC)

High 8.8 Published Updated

Authenticated users can execute arbitrary commands in McAfee ePO Deep Command by exploiting unquoted executable paths.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-8988?

CVE-2015-8988 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Intel ePO Deep Command (eDC), published on 14 Mar 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unquoted executable path vulnerability in Client Management and Gateway components in McAfee (now Intel Security) ePO Deep Command (eDC) 2.2 and 2.1 allows authenticated users to execute a command of their choice via dropping a malicious file for the path.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8988?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mcafee Epo Deep Command.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8988?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8988 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2015-8988 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8988 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w9q8-m9v3-7jv2.

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