CVE-2023-22581: White Rabbit Switch - Unauthenticated remote code execution

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-04-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

White Rabbit Switch contains a vulnerability which makes it possible for an attacker to perform system commands under the context of the web application (the default installation makes the webserver run as the root user).

Affected products

CERN White Rabbit Switch: through 6.0.1

References

https://csirt.divd.nl/CVE-2023-22581/
https://csirt.divd.nl/DIVD-2022-00068/
https://vuldb.com/?id.227269
https://csirt.divd.nl/CVE-2023-22581/
https://csirt.divd.nl/DIVD-2022-00068/

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