CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-3314

HighCVSS 8.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.85%

53th percentile - higher than 53% of all known CVEs

Summary

The vulnerability arises from incomplete sanitization of zip file processing. It allows an authorized user to gain control of the .zip application to execute arbitrary commands or obtain elevation of system privileges.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized command execution and privilege escalation, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the .zip application to the latest version that includes security patches and to implement additional access control mechanisms.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability arises out of a failure to comprehensively sanitize the processing of a zip file(s). Incomplete neutralization of external commands used to control the process execution of the .zip application allows an authorized user to obtain control of the .zip application to execute arbitrary commands or obtain elevation of system privileges.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS