CVE-2023-2564
Published: 07 May 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-2564 is a critical-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Scanservjs Project Scanservjs. Its CVSS base score is 10.0 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 5.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2023-2564 is an OS command injection vulnerability, tracked under CWE-78, that affects the scanservjs GitHub repository prior to version 2.27.0. The flaw received a CVSS 3.1 score of 10.0, reflecting network-accessible exploitation with no required authentication or user interaction and full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability in a changed scope.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can supply crafted input that results in arbitrary operating-system command execution on the host running the vulnerable scanservjs instance, enabling complete system takeover.
The referenced GitHub pull request and huntr.dev bounty entries document the corrective commit that resolves the injection issue; the fix is delivered by upgrading to scanservjs 2.27.0 or later.
EPSS for the CVE rose from lower values to a peak of 0.3825 on 2025-12-11 before receding to the current 0.1449, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-34042
Vulnerability details
OS Command Injection in GitHub repository sbs20/scanservjs prior to v2.27.0.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.