TI-2023-30616 Aliases CVE-2023-54342 GHSA-mcvc-q94v-x785

Eclipse Equinox OSGi 3.8-3.18 Console Remote Code Execution

HIGH 81CWE-306Published 2026-05-05 · Updated 2026-10-01

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.

Summary

Eclipse Equinox OSGi versions 3.8 through 3.18 contain a remote code execution vulnerability in the console interface that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting the fork command functionality. Attackers can establish a telnet connection to the OSGi console, perform a telnet handshake, and send fork commands to download and execute malicious Java code, establishing a reverse shell connection.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00455 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA

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
Eclipse Foundation	Equinox OSGi	3.8 – 3.18	—	No fix listed	CNA

Equinox OSGi VendorEclipse Foundation Affected 3.8 – 3.18 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-54342
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mcvc-q94v-x785

References

Exploit 1

ExploitDB-51878

TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2026-81947 Unauthenticated command injection in Eclipse Che che-machine-exec CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-13216 CWE-863: ABAC authorization bypass via trailing slash route normalization in Eclipse BaSyx Go Components CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-06514 Path traversal in Eclipse BaSyx CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2026-01382 In the Eclipse Theia Website repository, the GitHub Actions workflow… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2026-74697 Authentication bypass in Eclipse Jetty EthereumAuthenticator CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3

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Sources

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