CVE-2024-11482 Command injection in Trellix Enterprise Security Manager (ESM)

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands as root via the internal API, leading to full system compromise.

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-2024-11482?

CVE-2024-11482 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Trellix Enterprise Security Manager (ESM), published on 29 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in ESM 11.6.10 allows unauthenticated access to the internal Snowservice API and enables remote code execution through command injection, executed as the root user.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11482?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Trellix Enterprise Security Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2024-11482?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11482 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-2024-11482 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11482 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-whhw-2v2c-qg98.

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