CVE-2023-36486

The workflow-engine of ILIAS before 7.23 and 8 before 8.3 allows remote authenticated users to...

7.2 High

The workflow-engine of ILIAS before 7.23 and 8 before 8.3 allows remote authenticated users to run arbitrary system commands on the application server as the application user by uploading a workflow definition file with a malicious filename.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.85%Up 0.8 points since Dec 25, 2023

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Record: CVE-2023-36486
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2023-36486
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-40435 No score

Record: EUVD-2023-40435
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9w73-mrh2-35pj 8.8

The workflow-engine of ILIAS before 7.23 and 8 before 8.3 allows remote authenticated users to...

Record: GHSA-9w73-mrh2-35pj
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2023-36486
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ilias

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-36486 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ilias, published December 25, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.85%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.