Magnet Forensics AXIOM Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

published 2024-05-03 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-46587

cvss: 8.0; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.9%; EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
public exploits: 0; none known

Magnet Forensics AXIOM Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Magnet Forensics AXIOM. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must acquire data from a malicious mobile device.

The specific flaw exists within the Android device image acquisition functionality. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-21255.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-05-03)

Exploit prediction

0.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	8.0	CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Magnet Forensics AXIOM
magnet_forensics axiom

Classification

Weakness

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-23-1533/
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-42128
NVD CVE-2023-42128

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Summary