C-Kermit 6.0.192 before 11.1.515 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows Kermit clients to run shell commands on servers with host…
C-Kermit 6.0.192 before 11.1.515 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows Kermit clients to run shell commands on servers with host commands disabled by abusing REMOTE QUERY evaluation. Attackers can send a REMOTE QUERY invoking the command function, or define a macro via REMOTE ASSIGN and call execute to reach RUN, bypassing the nopush restriction and DISABLE HOST.
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- Vendor
- OpenKermit
- Product
- C-Kermit
- CVSS v3.1
- 8.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness
- CWE-863
- NVD status
- Received
Why it ranks 25 (Notable)
- CVSS v3.1 8.1 high
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.