CVE-2023-2479
OS Command Injection in appium/appium-desktop
OS Command Injection in GitHub repository appium/appium-desktop prior to v1.22.3-4.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.8
OS Command Injection in appium/appium-desktop
OS Command Injection in GitHub repository appium/appium-desktop prior to v1.22.3-4.
- Record
CVE-2023-2479- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1653
9.8
OS Command Injection in GitHub repository appium/appium-desktop prior to v1.22.3-4.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1653- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xq6j-x8pq-g3gr
9.8
appium-desktop OS Command Injection vulnerability
appium-desktop v1.14.1 and prior is vulnerable to OS Command Injection.
- Record
GHSA-xq6j-x8pq-g3gr- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.8
OS Command Injection in GitHub repository appium/appium-desktop prior to v1.22.3-4.
- Record
CVE-2023-2479- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
OS Command Injection in appium/appium-desktop
OS Command Injection in GitHub repository appium/appium-desktop prior to v1.22.3-4.
- Record
CVE-2023-2479- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-xq6j-x8pq-g3gr
9.8
appium-desktop OS Command Injection vulnerability
appium-desktop v1.14.1 and prior is vulnerable to OS Command Injection.
- Record
GHSA-xq6j-x8pq-g3gr- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
appium-desktopnpm |
through 1.14.1 | None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | Appium Desktop Server - Remote Code Execution |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-2479 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Appium Appium-desktop, published May 2, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.0%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/fbdeec3c-d197-4a68-a547-7f93fb9594b4
github.com/appium/appium-desktop/commit/12a988aa08b9822e97056a09486c9bebb3aad8fe
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2479
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xq6j-x8pq-g3gr
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/2xxx/CVE-2023-2479.json
github.com/appium/appium-desktop