CVE-2023-20858 | BDVDB-2026-196002 Detail

VMware Carbon Black App Control

Description#

VMware Carbon Black App Control 8.7.x prior to 8.7.8, 8.8.x prior to 8.8.6, and 8.9.x.prior to 8.9.4 contain an injection vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileged access to the App Control administration console may be able to use specially crafted input allowing access to the underlying server operating system.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

References#

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0004.html

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12023-02-21Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-03-17Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-02-21
Last modified: 2025-03-17

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: VMware Carbon Black App Control

Score

7.2 High

EPSS

16.8%, Moderate

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 97.1.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
VMware Carbon Black App Control 8.7.x prior to 8.7.8, 8.8.x prior to 8.8.6, and 8.9.x.prior to 8.9.4
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.2 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	High
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).