CVE-2023-1523 is a critical vulnerability affecting Canonical snapd and Ubuntu Linux, allowing a malicious snap to inject arbitrary commands into a virtual console's input after the snap exits, leading to arbitrary code execution outside the snap sandbox. With a CVSS score of 10.0 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, its high severity warrants immediate attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.59.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:canonical:snapd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | ||
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | ||
20.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
22.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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