CVE-2023-5936 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

On Unix systems (Linux, MacOS), Arc uses a temporary file with unsafe privileges.

By tampering with such file, a malicious local user in the system may be able to trigger arbitrary code execution with root privileges.

Published: 2024-05-15

Score: 7.3 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Nozomi Networks

Arc

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 1.6.0

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to v1.6.0 or later.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-58208	On Unix systems (Linux, MacOS), Arc uses a temporary file with unsafe privileges. By tampering with such file, a malicious local user in the system may be able to trigger arbitrary code execution with root privileges.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact High

Subsequent System Integrity Impact High

Subsequent System Availability Impact High

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00088.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://security.nozominetworks.com/NN-2023:14-01

History

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Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Nozomi

Published: 2024-05-15T16:04:58.720Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T08:14:25.124Z

Reserved: 2023-11-02T15:59:49.270Z

Link: CVE-2023-5936

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T08:14:25.124Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-05-15T16:15:09.350

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2023-5936

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-732

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