OS Command Injection in appium/appium-desktop
Priority HIGH 82CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
OS Command Injection in GitHub repository appium/appium-desktop prior to v1.22.3-4.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.22014 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed appium/appium-desktop (appium): v1.22.3-4
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| appium | appium/appium-desktop | before v1.22.3-4 | v1.22.3-4 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | appium-desktop (npm) | up to 1.14.1 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-xq6j-x8pq-g3gr |
- appium/appium-desktop Vendorappium Affected before v1.22.3-4 Fixed in v1.22.3-4 Patch available CNA
- appium-desktop (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 1.14.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-xq6j-x8pq-g3gr
Remediation
- Fix · CNA appium/appium-desktop (appium) Fixed in v1.22.3-4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2479
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xq6j-x8pq-g3gr
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-2479 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-2479 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xq6j-x8pq-g3gr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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