High severity · published May 15, 2024
CVE-2023-5936
Unsafe temporary data privileges on Unix systems in Arc before v1.6.0
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
On Unix systems (Linux, MacOS), Arc uses a temporary file with unsafe privileges.
By tampering with such file, a malicious local user in the system may be able to trigger arbitrary code execution with root privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AR
Arc · Nozomi Networks
before 1.6.0 · source: vendor, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5936
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5936
security.nozominetworks.com
https://security.nozominetworks.com/NN-2023:14-01
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