CVE-2017-16674 Command injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Datto Windows Agent machines by exploiting a command injection flaw combined with a rogue pairing vulnerability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-16674?
CVE-2017-16674 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Datto Windows Agent allows unauthenticated remote command execution via a modified command in conjunction with CVE-2017-16673 exploitation, aka an attack with a malformed primary whitelisted command and a secondary non-whitelisted command. This affects Datto Windows Agent (DWA) 1.0.5.0 and earlier. In other words, an attacker could combine this "primary/secondary" attack with the CVE-2017-16673 "rogue pairing" attack to achieve unauthenticated access to all agent machines running these older DWA versions.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16674?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Datto Windows Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16674?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16674 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-2017-16674 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16674 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p7qh-rf7g-6vvf.