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TI-2023-00928 Aliases CVE-2023-0978GHSA-xvgp-q85q-wcrm

Command injection in Trellix Intelligent Sandbox

Priority LOW 32CWE-77Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

A command injection vulnerability in Trellix Intelligent Sandbox CLI for version 5.2 and earlier, allows a local user to inject and execute arbitrary operating system commands using specially crafted strings. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments that are passed to specific CLI command. The vulnerability allows the attack

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0037 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
TrellixTrellix Intelligent Sandbox 5.0 – 5.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Trellix Intelligent Sandbox VendorTrellix Affected 5.0 – 5.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:advanced_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 – 4.14.2VulnerableMcAfee
cpe:2.3:a:trellix:intelligent_sandbox:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableTrellix
cpe:2.3:a:trellix:intelligent_sandbox:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2VulnerableTrellix
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:advanced_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 – 4.14.2 Vulnerable ·McAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:trellix:intelligent_sandbox:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Trellix
  • cpe:2.3:a:trellix:intelligent_sandbox:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·Trellix

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0978
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xvgp-q85q-wcrm

References

Advisory 1

Sources

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