acme.sh before 3.0.6 runs arbitrary commands from a remote server via eval, as exploited in the wild in June 2023.
Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-94Published · 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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
acme.sh before 3.0.6 runs arbitrary commands from a remote server via eval, as exploited in the wild in June 2023.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01079 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:acme.sh_project:acme.sh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 3.0.6 | Vulnerable | acme.sh project |
- cpe:2.3:a:acme.sh_project:acme.sh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.0.6 Vulnerable ·acme.sh project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-38198
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p882-2j97-m4hp
References
Advisory 6
- https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/issues/4659
- 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/
- [oss-security] 20230713 Re: RCE in acme.sh < 3.0.6
Sources
- CVE-2023-38198 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-38198 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p882-2j97-m4hp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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