What is CVE-2023-4212?

CVE-2023-4212 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Trane Pivot, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2023-08-22.

How severe is CVE-2023-4212?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

RCE in Trane Pivot

CVE-2023-4212

A command injection vulnerability exists in Trane XL824, XL850, XL1050, and Pivot thermostats allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root using a specially crafted filename. The vulnerability requires physical access to the device via a USB stick.

EPSS: 0.012 (64.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Trane Pivot
Trane Pivot_firmware
Trane Xl1050
Trane Xl1050_firmware
Trane Xl824
Trane Xl824_firmware
Trane Xl850
Trane Xl850_firmware
trane Technologies Xl1050 Thermostat — versions 0
trane Technologies Xl824 Thermostat — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (Broken Link)
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (Permissions Required)
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (Product)
nvd@nist.gov (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4212?: CVE-2023-4212 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Trane Pivot, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2023-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2023-4212?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.