CVE-2023-42128

Code execution via unvalidated acquisition string

Published May 3, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

OS command injection in Magnet Forensics AXIOM 7.4.0.36841 allows attackers to execute code during acquisition of a malicious Android device. The Android device image acquisition function passes an insufficiently validated device-supplied string into a system call, allowing command syntax to alter the invoked operation. Exploitation requires an examiner to acquire data from the malicious device, and injected commands run with the current user's privileges.

CVSS severity8.0
High
EPSS probability0.76%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in Magnet Forensics AXIOM 7.4.0.36841 allows attackers to execute code during acquisition of a malicious Android device. The Android device image acquisition function passes an insufficiently validated device-supplied string into a system call, allowing command syntax to alter the invoked operation. Exploitation requires an examiner to acquire data from the malicious device, and injected commands run with the current user's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-42128
Published
May 3, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Magnet Forensics
Product
Magnet AXIOM
Classifications
CWE-78, CWE-77, T1204
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 3, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=-
  2. Affected versionversion=7.4.0.36841

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Magnet Forensics · Magnet AXIOMversion=-; version=7.4.0.36841

Published CVSS scores

8.0Zero Day InitiativeCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
T1204User Execution

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