CVE-2023-28627
OS Command Injection via GIT_PATH in pymedusa
pymedusa is an automatic video library manager for TV Shows. In versions prior 1.0.12 an attacker with access to the web interface can update the git executable path in /config/general/ > advanced settings with arbitrary OS commands. An attacker may exploit this vulnerability to take execute arbitrary OS commands as the user running the pymedusa program. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
OS Command Injection via GIT_PATH in pymedusa
pymedusa is an automatic video library manager for TV Shows. In versions prior 1.0.12 an attacker with access to the web interface can update the git executable path in /config/general/ > advanced settings with arbitrary OS commands. An attacker may exploit this vulnerability to take execute arbitrary OS commands as the user running the pymedusa program. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2023-28627- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-32294
pymedusa is an automatic video library manager for TV Shows. In versions prior 1.0.12 an attacker with access to the web interface can update the git executable path in /config/general/ > advanced settings with arbitrary OS commands. An attacker may exploit this vulnerability to take execute arbitrary OS commands as the user running the pymedusa program. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2023-32294- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
pymedusa is an automatic video library manager for TV Shows. In versions prior 1.0.12 an attacker with access to the web interface can update the git executable path in /config/general/ > advanced settings with arbitrary OS commands. An attacker may exploit this vulnerability to take execute arbitrary OS commands as the user running the pymedusa program. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2023-28627- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
OS Command Injection via GIT_PATH in pymedusa
pymedusa is an automatic video library manager for TV Shows. In versions prior 1.0.12 an attacker with access to the web interface can update the git executable path in /config/general/ > advanced settings with arbitrary OS commands. An attacker may exploit this vulnerability to take execute arbitrary OS commands as the user running the pymedusa program. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2023-28627- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-28627 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.3) in Pymedusa Medusa, published March 27, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.81%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.