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TI-2023-23347 Aliases CVE-2023-43619GHSA-ppjh-xp5v-46wc

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—github.com/schollz/croc/v9 (Go)before 9.6.169.6.16Patch availableGHSA-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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:schollz:croc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 9.6.5Vulnerableschollz
  • cpe:2.3:a:schollz:croc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.6.5 Vulnerable ·schollz

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-ppjh-xp5v-46wc github.com/schollz/croc/v9 (Go) Fixed in 9.6.16 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-43619
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ppjh-xp5v-46wc

References

  • 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