CVE-2021-3540 Ivanti MobileIron Core clish Restricted Shell Escape via Argument Injection
Attackers can escape the restricted clish shell via argument injection in the install rpm info detail command, leading to code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-3540?
CVE-2021-3540 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Ivanti MobileIron Core, published on 22 Jul 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
By abusing the 'install rpm info detail' command, an attacker can escape the restricted clish shell on affected versions of Ivanti MobileIron Core. This issue was fixed in version 11.1.0.0.
Weakness: CWE-88
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-3540?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ivanti Mobileiron.
How do I fix CVE-2021-3540?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-3540 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-2021-3540 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-3540 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ivanti MobileIron Core
Sources
Also known as GHSA-32qj-4pcr-vqhp.