CVE-2021-30361: checkpoint gaia_os OS Command Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-30361 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) OS Command Injection vulnerability in checkpoint gaia_os. EPSS estimates a 4.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 11-05-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 03-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Check Point Gaia Portal's GUI Clients allowed authenticated administrators with permission for the GUI Clients settings to inject a command that would run on the Gaia OS.

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.