CVE-2023-3665 Code injection in Trellix Endpoint Security

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can inject code via environment variables to disable AMSI, leading to arbitrary code execution or denial of service in Trellix ENS.

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-2023-3665?

CVE-2023-3665 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Trellix Endpoint Security, published on 4 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A code injection vulnerability in Trellix ENS 10.7.0 April 2023 release and earlier, allowed a local user to disable the ENS AMSI component via environment variables, leading to denial of service and or the execution of arbitrary code.

Weakness: CWE-94, CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3665?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Trellix Endpoint Security.

How do I fix CVE-2023-3665?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3665 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2023-3665 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3665 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-55hp-w727-hgmp.

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