CVE-2023-7093 KylinSoft kylin-system-updater com.kylin.systemupgrade Service UpgradeStrategiesDbus.py os command injection
Local attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via the system updater service, potentially escalating privileges on Kylin OS systems.
- 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-2023-7093?
CVE-2023-7093 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in KylinSoft kylin-system-updater, published on 24 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in KylinSoft kylin-system-updater up to 2.0.5.16-0k2.33. Affected is an unknown function of the file /usr/share/kylin-system-updater/SystemUpdater/UpgradeStrategiesDbus.py of the component com.kylin.systemupgrade Service. The manipulation of the argument SetDownloadspeedMax leads to os command injection. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-248940. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7093?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kylinos Kylin-System-Updater.
How do I fix CVE-2023-7093?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7093 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-2023-7093 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7093 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q6g2-4gw5-gw53.