CVE-2024-36073 Command injection in n/a

High 7.2 Published Updated

Administrators can execute system commands with high privileges on client endpoints by overwriting configuration files in the shadowing component.

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

What is CVE-2024-36073?

CVE-2024-36073 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jun 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Netwrix CoSoSys Endpoint Protector through 5.9.3 and CoSoSys Unify through 7.0.6 contain a remote code execution vulnerability in the shadowing component of the Endpoint Protector and Unify agent which allows an attacker with administrative access to the Endpoint Protector or Unify server to overwrite sensitive configuration and subsequently execute system commands with SYSTEM/root privileges on a chosen client endpoint.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36073?

How do I fix CVE-2024-36073?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-36073 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-2024-36073 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36073 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-74j6-rvwm-2j3p.

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