In zsh before 5.8.1, an attacker can achieve code execution if they control a command output inside the prompt, as demonstrated by a %F argument. This occurs because of recursive PROMPT_SUBST expansion.

The remote CentOS Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the zsh-5.8-9.el9 build changelog.

  - In zsh before 5.8.1, an attacker can achieve code execution if they control a command output inside the     prompt, as demonstrated by a %F argument. This occurs because of recursive PROMPT_SUBST expansion.
    (CVE-2021-45444)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2022:2120 advisory.

  - In zsh before 5.8.1, an attacker can achieve code execution if they control a command output inside the     prompt, as demonstrated by a %F argument. This occurs because of recursive PROMPT_SUBST expansion.
    (CVE-2021-45444)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2023-035 advisory.

  - In zsh before 5.8.1, an attacker can achieve code execution if they control a command output inside the     prompt, as demonstrated by a %F argument. This occurs because of recursive PROMPT_SUBST expansion.
    (CVE-2021-45444)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2022-2022-180 advisory.

  - In zsh before 5.8.1, an attacker can achieve code execution if they control a command output inside the     prompt, as demonstrated by a %F argument. This occurs because of recursive PROMPT_SUBST expansion.
    (CVE-2021-45444)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2022-2022-117 advisory.

  - In zsh before 5.8.1, an attacker can achieve code execution if they control a command output inside the     prompt, as demonstrated by a %F argument. This occurs because of recursive PROMPT_SUBST expansion.
    (CVE-2021-45444)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the zsh package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - In zsh before 5.8.1, an attacker can achieve code execution if they control a command output inside the     prompt, as demonstrated by a %F argument. This occurs because of recursive PROMPT_SUBST expansion.
    (CVE-2021-45444)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 12.x prior to 12.4 Monterey. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to memory corruption issue. (CVE-2018-25032)

  - A carefully crafted request body can cause a buffer overflow in the mod_lua multipart parser. (CVE-2021-44790)

  - Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2021-45444)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the operating system's self-reported version number.

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is prior to Catalina Security Update 2022-004.
It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - zlib before 1.2.12 allows memory corruption when deflating (i.e., when compressing) if the input has many     distant matches. (CVE-2018-25032)

  - A crafted URI sent to httpd configured as a forward proxy (ProxyRequests on) can cause a crash (NULL     pointer dereference) or, for configurations mixing forward and reverse proxy declarations, can allow for     requests to be directed to a declared Unix Domain Socket endpoint (Server Side Request Forgery). This     issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.7 up to 2.4.51 (included). (CVE-2021-44224)

  - A carefully crafted request body can cause a buffer overflow in the mod_lua multipart parser     (r:parsebody() called from Lua scripts). The Apache httpd team is not aware of an exploit for the     vulnerability though it might be possible to craft one. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.51 and     earlier. (CVE-2021-44790)

  - In zsh before 5.8.1, an attacker can achieve code execution if they control a command output inside the     prompt, as demonstrated by a %F argument. This occurs because of recursive PROMPT_SUBST expansion.
    (CVE-2021-45444)

  - A flaw was found in Unzip. The vulnerability occurs during the conversion of a wide string to a local     string that leads to a heap of out-of-bound write. This flaw allows an attacker to input a specially     crafted zip file, leading to a crash or code execution. (CVE-2022-0530)

  - The BN_mod_sqrt() function, which computes a modular square root, contains a bug that can cause it to loop     forever for non-prime moduli. Internally this function is used when parsing certificates that contain     elliptic curve public keys in compressed form or explicit elliptic curve parameters with a base point     encoded in compressed form. It is possible to trigger the infinite loop by crafting a certificate that has     invalid explicit curve parameters. Since certificate parsing happens prior to verification of the     certificate signature, any process that parses an externally supplied certificate may thus be subject to a     denial of service attack. The infinite loop can also be reached when parsing crafted private keys as they     can contain explicit elliptic curve parameters. Thus vulnerable situations include: - TLS clients     consuming server certificates - TLS servers consuming client certificates - Hosting providers taking     certificates or private keys from customers - Certificate authorities parsing certification requests from     subscribers - Anything else which parses ASN.1 elliptic curve parameters Also any other applications that     use the BN_mod_sqrt() where the attacker can control the parameter values are vulnerable to this DoS     issue. In the OpenSSL 1.0.2 version the public key is not parsed during initial parsing of the certificate     which makes it slightly harder to trigger the infinite loop. However any operation which requires the     public key from the certificate will trigger the infinite loop. In particular the attacker can use a self-     signed certificate to trigger the loop during verification of the certificate signature. This issue     affects OpenSSL versions 1.0.2, 1.1.1 and 3.0. It was addressed in the releases of 1.1.1n and 3.0.2 on the     15th March 2022. Fixed in OpenSSL 3.0.2 (Affected 3.0.0,3.0.1). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1n (Affected     1.1.1-1.1.1m). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2zd (Affected 1.0.2-1.0.2zc). (CVE-2022-0778)

  - A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.3 and     iPadOS 15.3, watchOS 8.4, tvOS 15.3, Safari 15.3, macOS Monterey 12.2. Processing a maliciously crafted     mail message may lead to running arbitrary javascript. (CVE-2022-22589)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3. A     malicious application may be able to gain root privileges. (CVE-2022-22665)

  - A carefully crafted request body can cause a read to a random memory area which could cause the process to     crash. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.52 and earlier. (CVE-2022-22719)

  - Apache HTTP Server 2.4.52 and earlier fails to close inbound connection when errors are encountered     discarding the request body, exposing the server to HTTP Request Smuggling (CVE-2022-22720)

  - If LimitXMLRequestBody is set to allow request bodies larger than 350MB (defaults to 1M) on 32 bit systems     an integer overflow happens which later causes out of bounds writes. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server     2.4.52 and earlier. (CVE-2022-22721)

  - valid.c in libxml2 before 2.9.13 has a use-after-free of ID and IDREF attributes. (CVE-2022-23308)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the operating system's self-reported version number.

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 11.x prior to 11.6.6 Big Sur. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities including the following:

  - A logic issue in AppKit that may allow a malicious application to gain root privileges. (CVE-2022-22665)

  - A logic issue in Apache HTTP Server where it fails to close an inbound connection when errors are encountered     discarding the request body, exposing the server to HTTP Request Smuggling. (CVE-2022-22720)

  - A buffer overflow issue in the mod_lua component of Apache HTTP Server. (CVE-2021-44790)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the operating system's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2022-2120 advisory.

  - In zsh before 5.8.1, an attacker can achieve code execution if they control a command output inside the     prompt, as demonstrated by a %F argument. This occurs because of recursive PROMPT_SUBST expansion.
    (CVE-2021-45444)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2022:2120 advisory.

  - In zsh before 5.8.1, an attacker can achieve code execution if they control a command output inside the     prompt, as demonstrated by a %F argument. This occurs because of recursive PROMPT_SUBST expansion.
    (CVE-2021-45444)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2022:2120 advisory.

  - zsh: Prompt expansion vulnerability (CVE-2021-45444)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CESA-2022:2120 advisory.

  - zsh: Prompt expansion vulnerability (CVE-2021-45444)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 21.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5325-1 advisory.

  - In Zsh before 5.8, attackers able to execute commands can regain privileges dropped by the --no-PRIVILEGED     option. Zsh fails to overwrite the saved uid, so the original privileges can be restored by executing     MODULE_PATH=/dir/with/module zmodload with a module that calls setuid(). (CVE-2019-20044)

  - In zsh before 5.8.1, an attacker can achieve code execution if they control a command output inside the     prompt, as demonstrated by a %F argument. This occurs because of recursive PROMPT_SUBST expansion.
    (CVE-2021-45444)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2022:0735-1 advisory.

  - In Zsh before 5.8, attackers able to execute commands can regain privileges dropped by the --no-PRIVILEGED     option. Zsh fails to overwrite the saved uid, so the original privileges can be restored by executing     MODULE_PATH=/dir/with/module zmodload with a module that calls setuid(). (CVE-2019-20044)

  - In zsh before 5.8.1, an attacker can achieve code execution if they control a command output inside the     prompt, as demonstrated by a %F argument. This occurs because of recursive PROMPT_SUBST expansion.
    (CVE-2021-45444)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:0733-1 advisory.

  - zsh through version 5.4.2 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in the utils.c:checkmailpath     function. A local attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code in the context of another user.
    (CVE-2018-1100)

  - In Zsh before 5.8, attackers able to execute commands can regain privileges dropped by the --no-PRIVILEGED     option. Zsh fails to overwrite the saved uid, so the original privileges can be restored by executing     MODULE_PATH=/dir/with/module zmodload with a module that calls setuid(). (CVE-2019-20044)

  - In zsh before 5.8.1, an attacker can achieve code execution if they control a command output inside the     prompt, as demonstrated by a %F argument. This occurs because of recursive PROMPT_SUBST expansion.
    (CVE-2021-45444)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:0735-1 advisory.

  - In Zsh before 5.8, attackers able to execute commands can regain privileges dropped by the --no-PRIVILEGED     option. Zsh fails to overwrite the saved uid, so the original privileges can be restored by executing     MODULE_PATH=/dir/with/module zmodload with a module that calls setuid(). (CVE-2019-20044)

  - In zsh before 5.8.1, an attacker can achieve code execution if they control a command output inside the     prompt, as demonstrated by a %F argument. This occurs because of recursive PROMPT_SUBST expansion.
    (CVE-2021-45444)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:0732-1 advisory.

  - In Zsh before 5.8, attackers able to execute commands can regain privileges dropped by the --no-PRIVILEGED     option. Zsh fails to overwrite the saved uid, so the original privileges can be restored by executing     MODULE_PATH=/dir/with/module zmodload with a module that calls setuid(). (CVE-2019-20044)

  - In zsh before 5.8.1, an attacker can achieve code execution if they control a command output inside the     prompt, as demonstrated by a %F argument. This occurs because of recursive PROMPT_SUBST expansion.
    (CVE-2021-45444)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of zsh installed on the remote host is prior to 5.8.1-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2022-1757 advisory.

  - In zsh before 5.8.1, an attacker can achieve code execution if they control a command output inside the     prompt, as demonstrated by a %F argument. This occurs because of recursive PROMPT_SUBST expansion.
    (CVE-2021-45444)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-2926 advisory.

  - In zsh before 5.8.1, an attacker can achieve code execution if they control a command output inside the     prompt, as demonstrated by a %F argument. This occurs because of recursive PROMPT_SUBST expansion.
    (CVE-2021-45444)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 10 / 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5078 advisory.

  - In zsh before 5.8.1, an attacker can achieve code execution if they control a command output inside the     prompt, as demonstrated by a %F argument. This occurs because of recursive PROMPT_SUBST expansion.
    (CVE-2021-45444)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the d923fb0c-8c2f-11ec-aa85-0800270512f4 advisory.

  - In zsh before 5.8.1, an attacker can achieve code execution if they control a command output inside the     prompt, as demonstrated by a %F argument. This occurs because of recursive PROMPT_SUBST expansion.
    (CVE-2021-45444)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
191164	CentOS 9 : zsh-5.8-9.el9	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	high
184479	Rocky Linux 8 : zsh (RLSA-2022:2120)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	high
173067	Amazon Linux 2023 : zsh, zsh-html (ALAS2023-2023-035)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
166998	Amazon Linux 2022 : (ALAS2022-2022-180)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
164763	Amazon Linux 2022 : (ALAS2022-2022-117)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
161537	EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : zsh (EulerOS-SA-2022-1778)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
161410	macOS 12.x < 12.4 (HT213257)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	critical
161402	macOS 10.15.x < Catalina Security Update 2022-004 Catalina (HT213255)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	critical
161395	macOS 11.x < 11.6.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT213256)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	critical
161282	Oracle Linux 8 : zsh (ELSA-2022-2120)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
161113	AlmaLinux 8 : zsh (ALSA-2022:2120)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	high
161016	RHEL 8 : zsh (RHSA-2022:2120)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
160960	CentOS 8 : zsh (CESA-2022:2120)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	high
160139	EulerOS 2.0 SP8 : zsh (EulerOS-SA-2022-1594)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
158905	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : Zsh vulnerabilities (USN-5325-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
158643	openSUSE 15 Security Update : zsh (openSUSE-SU-2022:0735-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
158618	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : zsh (SUSE-SU-2022:0733-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
158611	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : zsh (SUSE-SU-2022:0735-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
158605	SUSE SLES15 Security Update : zsh (SUSE-SU-2022:0732-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
158590	Amazon Linux 2 : zsh (ALAS-2022-1757)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
158170	Debian DLA-2926-1 : zsh - LTS security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
158109	Debian DSA-5078-1 : zsh - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
157935	FreeBSD : zsh -- Arbitrary command execution vulnerability (d923fb0c-8c2f-11ec-aa85-0800270512f4)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	high

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