Kratos NGC-IDU 9.1.0.4 TCP Request command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kratos NGC-IDU 9.1.0.4. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component TCP Request Handler. This manipulation causes command injection. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-36670. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Kratos NGC-IDU 9.1.0.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component TCP Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A remotely exploitable command injection vulnerability was found on the Kratos NGC-IDU 9.1.0.4. An attacker can execute arbitrary Linux commands as root by sending crafted TCP requests to the device.

The weakness was released 07/18/2023. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-36670 since 06/25/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/14/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-40613). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.3

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.8
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/25/2023 🔍
07/18/2023 +23 days 🔍
07/18/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/14/2026 +911 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kratosdefense.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-36670 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-36670
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-234451
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/18/2023 22:05
Updated: 01/14/2026 22:18
Changes: 07/18/2023 22:05 (37), 08/09/2023 16:31 (1), 08/09/2023 16:38 (11), 01/14/2026 22:18 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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