CVE-2023-6926

Root command execution via crafted console script

Published Jan 23, 2024 · Updated Nov 13, 2024

OS command injection in Crestron AirMedia Presentation System 300 firmware 1.4499.00018 allows local users to execute commands as root. A crafted script uploaded with console commands reaches an operating-system command execution path without neutralizing command elements. Exploitation requires access to a limited SSH session and yields root-level control of the presentation appliance.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.53%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in Crestron AirMedia Presentation System 300 firmware 1.4499.00018 allows local users to execute commands as root. A crafted script uploaded with console commands reaches an operating-system command execution path without neutralizing command elements. Exploitation requires access to a limited SSH session and yields root-level control of the presentation appliance.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-6926
Published
Jan 23, 2024
Updated
Nov 13, 2024
Vendor
Crestron Electronics
Product
AirMedia Presentation System 300
Classifications
CWE-78, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 23, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 13, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.4499.00018

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Crestron Electronics · AirMedia Presentation System 300version=1.4499.00018

Published CVSS scores

8.4ICS-CERTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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