Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
ACL Analytics 11.x through 13.0.0.579 is reported to allow arbitrary code execution. In business terms, a successful attack could let an attacker take full control of systems running the affected software. The public bundle includes exploit material, but does not show confirmed active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as urgent for any organization using affected ACL Analytics versions. The risk is full system compromise, but urgency depends on whether the product is present and reachable in your environment.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-94 code injection in ACL Analytics, where the EXECUTE function can be abused to run arbitrary commands with system privileges. The CVSS 3.1 score is 9.8 with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to environments running ACL Analytics versions 11.x through 13.0.0.579. The bundle does not identify affected CPEs, deployment patterns, or a vendor-fixed version.
Exploitation context
A public ExploitDB reference is listed, so proof-of-concept material appears publicly available. The source bundle marks KEV as false and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sufficient for affected-version triage and risk rating, but incomplete for patch status and live exploitation. Avoid assuming broader product impact beyond ACL Analytics 11.x through 13.0.0.579.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory ACL Analytics installations and confirm exact versions.
- Check vendor guidance for fixed versions or supported mitigations.
- Prioritize upgrade or removal of affected versions where possible.
- Restrict network access to systems running ACL Analytics.
- Monitor affected hosts for suspicious script or command execution.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether ACL Analytics is installed in the environment.
- Verify installed versions against 11.x through 13.0.0.579.
- Review vendor advisories for current remediation status.
- Check endpoint telemetry for unexpected child processes from ACL Analytics.
- Validate compensating controls around access and execution monitoring.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-94: Code execution behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupExecution behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
2 official scoresWe collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
9.3CriticalVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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- CVE publishedCVE Program
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- CVE updatedCVE Program
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ExploitDB-44281CVE reference, VulnCheck · exploit
- Official Product HomepageCVE reference, VulnCheck · product
- Product ReferenceCVE reference, VulnCheck · product
- VulnCheck Advisory: ACL Analytics 11.x - 13.0.0.579 Arbitrary Code ExecutionCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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CWE details
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