ZED containers produced by PRIMX ZED! for Windows before Q.2020.3 (ANSSI qualification…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
ZED containers produced by PRIMX ZED! for Windows before Q.2020.3 (ANSSI qualification submission); ZED! for Windows before Q.2021.2 (ANSSI qualification submission); ZONECENTRAL for Windows before Q.2021.2 (ANSSI qualification submission); ZONECENTRAL for Windows before 2023.5; ZEDMAIL for Windows before 2023.5; ZED! for Windows, Mac, Linux before 2023.5; ZEDFREE for Windows, Mac, Linux before 2023.5; or ZEDPRO for Windows, Mac, Linux before 2023.5 can be modified by an unauthenticated attacker to include a UNC reference so that it could trigger network access to an attacker-controlled computer when opened by the victim.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:primx:zed\!:*:*:*:*:enterprise:linux:*:* | before 2023.5 | Vulnerable | Primx |
| cpe:2.3:a:primx:zed\!:*:*:*:*:enterprise:macos:*:* | before 2023.5 | Vulnerable | Primx |
| cpe:2.3:a:primx:zed\!:*:*:*:*:free:linux:*:* | before 2023.5 | Vulnerable | Primx |
| cpe:2.3:a:primx:zed\!:*:*:*:*:free:macos:*:* | before 2023.5 | Vulnerable | Primx |
| cpe:2.3:a:primx:zed\!:*:*:*:*:free:windows:*:* | before 2023.5 | Vulnerable | Primx |
| cpe:2.3:a:primx:zed\!:*:*:*:*:pro:linux:*:* | before 2023.5 | Vulnerable | Primx |
| cpe:2.3:a:primx:zed\!:*:*:*:*:pro:macos:*:* | before 2023.5 | Vulnerable | Primx |
| cpe:2.3:a:primx:zed\!:*:*:*:*:pro:windows:*:* | before 2023.5 | Vulnerable | Primx |
| cpe:2.3:a:primx:zed\!:*:*:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* | before q.2020.3; 2023.0 to before 2023.5; q.2021.0 to before q.2021.2 | Vulnerable | Primx |
| cpe:2.3:a:primx:zedmail:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | before 2023.5 | Vulnerable | Primx |
- cpe:2.3:a:primx:zed\!:*:*:*:*:enterprise:linux:*:* Versions before 2023.5 Vulnerable ·Primx
- cpe:2.3:a:primx:zed\!:*:*:*:*:enterprise:macos:*:* Versions before 2023.5 Vulnerable ·Primx
- cpe:2.3:a:primx:zed\!:*:*:*:*:free:linux:*:* Versions before 2023.5 Vulnerable ·Primx
- cpe:2.3:a:primx:zed\!:*:*:*:*:free:macos:*:* Versions before 2023.5 Vulnerable ·Primx
- cpe:2.3:a:primx:zed\!:*:*:*:*:free:windows:*:* Versions before 2023.5 Vulnerable ·Primx
- cpe:2.3:a:primx:zed\!:*:*:*:*:pro:linux:*:* Versions before 2023.5 Vulnerable ·Primx
- cpe:2.3:a:primx:zed\!:*:*:*:*:pro:macos:*:* Versions before 2023.5 Vulnerable ·Primx
- cpe:2.3:a:primx:zed\!:*:*:*:*:pro:windows:*:* Versions before 2023.5 Vulnerable ·Primx
- cpe:2.3:a:primx:zed\!:*:*:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* Versions before q.2020.3; 2023.0 to before 2023.5; q.2021.0 to before q.2021.2 Vulnerable ·Primx
- cpe:2.3:a:primx:zedmail:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 2023.5 Vulnerable ·Primx
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-50440
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6959-gv2v-mf33
References
More Primx Zed! vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-11849 A directory traversal vulnerability with remote code execution in Prim'X Zed! FREE… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-27590 By default, .ZED containers produced by PRIMX ZED! for Windows before Q.2020.3 (ANSSI… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-27585 ZED containers produced by PRIMX ZED! for Windows before Q.2020.3 (ANSSI qualification… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-50440 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-50440 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6959-gv2v-mf33 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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