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Vulnerability Change Records for CVE-2024-8806

Change History

New CVE Received from Zero Day Initiative 11/22/2024 4:15:18 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Description

								
							
							
						
Cohesive Networks VNS3 Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Cohesive Networks VNS3. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the web service, which listens on TCP port 8000 by default. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-24160.
Added CVSS V3

								
							
							
						
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added CWE

								
							
							
						
CWE-78
Added Reference

								
							
							
						
https://cohesive.net/support/security-responses/
Added Reference

								
							
							
						
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1230/