CVE-2024-5956 Auth bypass in Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Manager
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication in Trellix IPS Manager to gain partial data access, requiring immediate patching.
- 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-2024-5956?
CVE-2024-5956 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Trellix Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Manager, published on 5 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
This vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain partial data access to the vulnerable Trellix IPS Manager with garbage data in response mostly
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5956?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trellix Intrusion Prevention System Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5956?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5956 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-5956 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5956 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Trellix Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mg2f-g382-vvc6.