# CVE-2023-0978: Command injection in Trellix Intelligent Sandbox

> A local attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands via crafted CLI arguments in Trellix Intelligent Sandbox due to insufficient input validation.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 27 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xvgp-q85q-wcrm

## What is CVE-2023-0978?

CVE-2023-0978 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Trellix Intelligent Sandbox, published on 13 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A command injection vulnerability in Trellix Intelligent Sandbox CLI for version 5.2 and earlier, allows a local user to inject and execute arbitrary operating system commands using specially crafted strings. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments that are passed to specific CLI command. The vulnerability allows the attack

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0978?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Mcafee Advanced Threat Defense, Trellix Intelligent Sandbox.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0978?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0978 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0978 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0978 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Trellix Intelligent Sandbox

- [CVE-2019-3663](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3663/): Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) - Unprotected storage of shared credentials vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-4052](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4052/): Auth bypass in Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-4053](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4053/): Command injection in Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-3651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3651/): Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) - Information Disclosure vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-4054](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4054/): Command injection in Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0978 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0978 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Trellix Intelligent Sandbox, published on 13 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0978 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Trellix Intelligent Sandbox. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0978/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0978/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0978
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0978
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0978

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0978/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.