TI-2023-19733 Aliases CVE-2023-38336 GHSA-vg2g-72mx-mj33

netkit-rcp in rsh-client 0.17-24 allows command injection via filenames because /bin/sh…

HIGH 82CWE-77Published 2023-07-14 · Updated 2024-10-30

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-77.

Summary

netkit-rcp in rsh-client 0.17-24 allows command injection via filenames because /bin/sh is used by susystem, a related issue to CVE-2006-0225, CVE-2019-7283, and CVE-2020-15778.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.02062 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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
—	—	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:netkit:netkit:0.17-24:::::::*	0.17-24	Vulnerable	Netkit

cpe:2.3:a:netkit:netkit:0.17-24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.17-24 Vulnerable ·Netkit

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-38336
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vg2g-72mx-mj33

References

Exploit 1

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1039689

TI-2019-05173 An issue was discovered in rcp in NetKit through 0.17. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
TI-2006-05776 ftpd in Linux Netkit (linux-ftpd) 0.17, and possibly other versions, does not check the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2019-05172 In NetKit through 0.17, rcp.c in the rcp client allows remote rsh servers to bypass… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9

Sources

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