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CVE-2023-2868

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Barracuda Networks ESG Appliance Improper Input Validation Vulnerability — Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliance contains an improper input validation vulnerability of a user-supplied .tar
Published: May 26, 2023  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Barracuda Networks ESG Appliance Improper Input Validation Vulnerability — Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliance contains an improper input validation vulnerability of a user-supplied .tar file, leading to remote command injection.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliance contains an improper input validation vulnerability in .tar file processing that allows remote command injection. Attackers can exploit this to execute arbitrary commands on affected appliances with critical severity.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تحتوي أجهزة Barracuda Email Security Gateway على ثغرة في التحقق من صحة المدخلات عند معالجة ملفات tar المرفوعة من قبل المستخدمين. تسمح هذه الثغرة بحقن أوامر بعيدة وتنفيذ كود تعسفي على الجهاز المتأثر. يمكن للمهاجمين استغلال هذه الثغرة للحصول على تحكم كامل بالجهاز.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

جهاز Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) يحتوي على ثغرة في التحقق من صحة المدخلات عند معالجة ملفات .tar مما يسمح بحقن أوامر بعيدة. يمكن للمهاجمين استغلال هذه الثغرة لتنفيذ أوامر تعسفية على الأجهزة المتأثرة.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 22, 2026 13:38
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
banking telecom government healthcare
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediately update Barracuda ESG appliances to the latest patched firmware version. Implement network segmentation to restrict access to ESG management interfaces. Monitor for suspicious .tar file uploads and command execution patterns. Disable unnecessary file upload features if not required for operations.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
قم بتحديث أجهزة Barracuda ESG فوراً إلى أحدث إصدار من البرامج الثابتة المصححة. طبق تقسيم الشبكة لتقييد الوصول إلى واجهات إدارة ESG. راقب عمليات تحميل ملفات .tar المريبة وأنماط تنفيذ الأوامر. عطّل ميزات تحميل الملفات غير الضرورية إن لم تكن مطلوبة للعمليات.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
2.1 2.2 3.1 3.2
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.BE-1 PR.IP-1 PR.IP-2 DE.CM-1
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.2.1 A.12.6.1 A.14.2.1
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Barracuda Networks:Email Security Gateway (ESG) Appliance
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS89.52%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2023-06-16
Published 2023-05-26
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 5
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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