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CVE-2023-38198

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-07-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

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

Affected products

• Acme.Sh Project Acme.Sh: before 3.0.6 — fixed in 3.0.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Acme.Sh Project Acme.Sh 3.0.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/13/1
• https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/issues/4659
• 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/
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/13/1
• https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/issues/4659
• 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

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