Vulnerability · Published Dec 5, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2023-48693Azure RTOS ThreadX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 8.7

In plain English

A high-severity improper input validation in threadx from azure-rtos. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.7High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 29.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Azure RTOS ThreadX is an advanced real-time operating system (RTOS) designed specifically for deeply embedded applications. An attacker can cause arbitrary read and write due to vulnerability in parameter checking mechanism in Azure RTOS ThreadX, which may lead to privilege escalation. The affected components include RTOS ThreadX v6.2.1 and below. The fixes have been included in ThreadX release 6.3.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
azure-rtos	threadx	< 6.3.0

Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

References

https://github.com/azure-rtos/threadx/security/advisories/GHSA-p7w6-62rq-vrf9 x_refsource_CONFIRM