Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2023-20858
VMware Carbon Black App Control 8.7.x prior to 8.7.8, 8.8.x prior to 8.8.6, and 8.9.x.prior to 8.9.4 contain an injection vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileged access to the App Control administration console may be able to use specially crafted input allowing access to the underlying server operating system.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.169 (97.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.169 · newest: 0.169 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- VMware Carbon Black App Control
- VMware Carbon Black App Control — versions VMware Carbon Black App Control 8.7.x prior to 8.7.8, 8.8.x prior to 8.8.6, and 8.9.x.prior to 8.9.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0004.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-20858?
- CVE-2023-20858 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-02-22.
- How severe is CVE-2023-20858?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-20858 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.