CVE-2023-38198

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    CVE-2023-38198

    Published: 13 Jul 2023Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: acme.sh before 3.0.6 runs arbitrary commands from a remote server via eval, as exploited in the wild in June 2023.

    References: https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/releases/tag/3.0.6, https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-security-policy/c/heXVr8o83Ys, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36252310, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36254093, https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/144ygg7/acmesh_runs_arbitrary_commands_from_a_remote/, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/38xxx/CVE-2023-38198.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38198, https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/issues/4659, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/13/1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -b7caf7a0165d80dd1556b16057a06bb32025066d

    Affected versions

    v3.0.5

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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