An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5.
Priority HIGH 69CWE-434Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- 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-434.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. A sender may send dangerous new files to a receiver, such as executable content or a .ssh/authorized_keys file.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00365 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed github.com/schollz/croc/v9 (Go): 9.6.16
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/schollz/croc/v9 (Go) | before 9.6.16 | 9.6.16 | Patch available | GHSA-ppjh-xp5v-46wc |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/schollz/croc/v9 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 9.6.16 Fixed in 9.6.16 Patch available GHSA-ppjh-xp5v-46wc
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-ppjh-xp5v-46wc github.com/schollz/croc/v9 (Go) Fixed in 9.6.16 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-43619
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ppjh-xp5v-46wc
References
Exploit 2
More schollz Croc vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-23348 An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-23346 An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2023-23345 An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2023-23349 An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.7
- TI-2023-23344 An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-43619 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-43619 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ppjh-xp5v-46wc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-43619 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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