Enterprise Security Manager
CVE-2023-3313
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization OS command sanitization, avoid shell exec
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A local attacker with access to the system could execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
An OS common injection vulnerability exists in the ESM certificate API, whereby incorrectly neutralized special elements may have allowed an unauthorized user to execute system command injection for. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. An OS common injection vulnerability exists in the ESM certificate API, whereby incorrectly neutralized special elements may have allowed an unauthorized user to execute system command injection for the purpose of privilege escalation or to execute arbitrary commands. Affected products include: Trellix Enterprise Security Manager.
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Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
An OS common injection vulnerability exists in the ESM certificate API, whereby incorrectly neutralized special elements may have allowed an unauthorized user to execute system command injection for the purpose of privilege escalation or to execute arbitrary commands.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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