High, CVSS 8.8NuGetPublished
PowerShell is subject to remote code execution vulnerability
GHSA-jcmq-5rrv-j2g4
- Affected
- NuGet powershell < 7.0.0
- Fixed in
- 7.0.0· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2020-0605: .NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Executive Summary A remote code execution vulnerability exists in .NET software when the software fails to check the source markup of a file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file with an affected version of .NET Framework. In an email attack scenario, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending the specially crafted file to the user…
Recommended action: Upgrade to 7.0.0 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.