CVE-2023-38198

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.08% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 62.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-07-13 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-02-13 17:01Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-07-13

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

377c2756f76b55334883fb31834e40b9d198781a2f1c25d751584dc51f8d4e1c

• github.comhttps://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/issues/4659
• groups.google.comhttps://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-security-policy/c/heXVr8o83Ys
• news.ycombinator.comhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36252310
• github.comhttps://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/releases/tag/3.0.6
• news.ycombinator.comhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36254093
• www.reddit.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/144ygg7/acmesh_runs_arbitrary_commands_from_a_remote/
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20230713 Re: RCE in acme.sh < 3.0.6http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/13/1mailing-list