Description

An authenticated high privilege user can inject arguments in troubleshooting commands resulting in privilege escalation.

Executive Summary

Technical Details

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Additional Metadata

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  "score": "9.1",
  "pubDate": "2026-10-08T10:17:09.553Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-10-08T10:17:09.553Z",
  "executiveSummary": "This vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (Command Injection), leading to privilege escalation.\nThe flaw exists within the troubleshooting command execution interface, where insufficient input sanitization allows an authenticated high-privilege user to inject arbitrary arguments.\nBy manipulating these command arguments, an attacker can execute arbitrary system commands with elevated privileges, effectively bypassing access controls.\nThis represents a significant security risk, as it permits unauthorized command execution at the system level.\nSuccessful exploitation requires the attacker to have already established an authenticated session with high-level privileges.\nThe vulnerability directly impacts systems utilizing these troubleshooting utilities, potentially leading to full system compromise, lateral movement, or the persistent installation of malicious binaries.",
  "technicalDetails": "The vulnerability originates from the insecure handling of user-supplied input passed to underlying system troubleshooting utilities. When the application processes these commands, it fails to perform adequate validation or sanitization on the arguments provided by the user.\nThis lack of input neutralization enables a form of argument injection. By supplying crafted strings or shell-metacharacters within the expected input fields for troubleshooting commands, an attacker can influence the execution context of the underlying system process.\nThe attack flow proceeds as follows: First, the attacker authenticates to the application using a high-privilege account. Second, the attacker navigates to the administrative or troubleshooting module. Third, the attacker inputs malicious arguments into the interface, designed to terminate the intended command execution and chain additional arbitrary commands.\nBecause the underlying binary is executed by the system or a highly privileged service account, the injected commands inherit these elevated permissions. This allows the attacker to execute arbitrary code with the same privileges as the troubleshooting utility, essentially escalating their influence over the host operating system.\nThis is a classic command injection scenario where the boundary between data and code is blurred due to the unsanitized concatenation of user-provided strings into system shell or process execution functions. The vulnerability persists because the application does not employ parameterization or strict allow-listing for command-line arguments.\nThe technical impact is severe; the attacker can read or modify sensitive configuration files, exfiltrate system data, or establish a reverse shell to gain persistent access to the server. Furthermore, because this occurs within an administrative interface, the exploitation may leave minimal traces in standard application logs, as the malicious actions are interpreted as legitimate administrative troubleshooting tasks."
}