CVE-2022-22951 Command injection in VMware Carbon Black App Control (AppC)
Authenticated high-privileged attackers can execute arbitrary commands on the server via the administration interface due to improper input validation.
- 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-2022-22951?
CVE-2022-22951 is a critical command injection vulnerability in VMware Carbon Black App Control (AppC), published on 23 Mar 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
VMware Carbon Black App Control (8.5.x prior to 8.5.14, 8.6.x prior to 8.6.6, 8.7.x prior to 8.7.4 and 8.8.x prior to 8.8.2) contains an OS command injection vulnerability. An authenticated, high privileged malicious actor with network access to the VMware App Control administration interface may be able to execute commands on the server due to improper input validation leading to remote code execution.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22951?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmware Carbon Black App Control.
How do I fix CVE-2022-22951?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22951 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-2022-22951 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22951 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in VMware Carbon Black App Control (AppC)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hgxf-8v8v-6qg4.