TI-2023-20022 Aliases CVE-2023-38673 GHSA-9q9v-qgwx-84mr

Command injection in fs.py

HIGH 76CWE-78Published 2023-07-26 · Updated 2024-10-23

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

PaddlePaddle before 2.5.0 has a command injection in fs.py. This resulted in the ability to execute arbitrary commands on the operating system.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.02319 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed paddlepaddle (PyPI): 2.5.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
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
—	paddlepaddle (PyPI)	before 2.5.0	2.5.0	Patch available	GHSA-9q9v-qgwx-84mr

paddlepaddle (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.5.0 Fixed in 2.5.0 Patch available GHSA-9q9v-qgwx-84mr

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:paddlepaddle:paddlepaddle::::::::	before 2.5.0	Vulnerable	PaddlePaddle

cpe:2.3:a:paddlepaddle:paddlepaddle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.5.0 Vulnerable ·PaddlePaddle

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-9q9v-qgwx-84mr paddlepaddle (PyPI) Fixed in 2.5.0 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2023-07-26
PaddlePaddle 2.5.0
5 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 4 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-20020 Buffer overflow in PaddlePaddlePriority HIGH 82
- TI-2023-20018 Use after free in PaddlePaddlePriority HIGH 76
- TI-2023-20021 FPE in paddle.linalg.matrix_powerPriority HIGH 72
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-38673
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9q9v-qgwx-84mr

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/Paddle/blob/develop/security/advisory/pdsa-2023-005.md

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38673

Other 3

TI-2023-28702 Command injection in _wget_download CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-28701 Command injection in get_online_pass_interval CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-20020 Buffer overflow in PaddlePaddle CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-00755 Arbitrary File Overwrite Via Path Traversal in paddlepaddle/paddle before 2.6 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
TI-2023-28705 Command injection in convert_shape_compare CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-28695 Buffer overflow in PaddlePaddle CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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