CVE-2023-49959 is a critical command injection vulnerability affecting Indo-Sol PROFINET-INspektor NT devices up to version 2.4.0. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a crafted POST request to the /api/updater/ctrl/start_update endpoint, specifically manipulating the filename parameter. This allows for arbitrary system command execution with root privileges, leading to complete compromise of the affected device. While rated as critical with a CVSS score of 9.8, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:indu-sol:profinet-inspektor_nt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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