CVE-2022-36784 Elsight – Elsight Halo Remote Code Execution (RCE)

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code on Elsight Halo devices by injecting commands into the ping destination parameter.

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

What is CVE-2022-36784?

CVE-2022-36784 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Elsight Halo, published on 17 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Elsight – Elsight Halo  Remote Code Execution (RCE) Elsight Halo web panel allows us to perform connection validation. through the POST request : /api/v1/nics/wifi/wlan0/ping we can abuse DESTINATION parameter and leverage it to remote code execution.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36784?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Elsight Halo Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2022-36784?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36784 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-2022-36784 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36784 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-95hr-886r-52mf.

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