PT-2023-25287 · Ashlar Vellum · Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt

Published 2023-06-15 · Updated 2025-08-08 · CVE-2023-35713

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt (affected versions not specified)

Description This issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. It requires user interaction, where the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The flaw exists within the parsing of XE files due to the lack of proper initialization of memory prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Access of Uninitialized Pointer

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-824

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-35713

ZDI-23-876

Affected Products

Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-35713 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-876 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-35713 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/131454 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1787926456972231050 · Twitter Post