CVE-2023-37659
xalpha vulnerable to Remote Code Execution
xalpha v0.11.4 is vulnerable to Remote Command Execution (RCE).
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
NVD Score used
9.8
xalpha v0.11.4 is vulnerable to Remote Command Execution (RCE).
- Record
CVE-2023-37659- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
xalpha v0.11.4 is vulnerable to Remote Command Execution (RCE).
- Record
CVE-2023-37659- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-0285 No score
xalpha v0.11.4 is vulnerable to Remote Command Execution (RCE).
- Record
EUVD-2023-0285- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jx3q-5rgf-vrrr
9.8
xalpha vulnerable to Remote Code Execution
xalpha v0.11.4 is vulnerable to Remote Command Execution (RCE). User input is not properly checked to be numerical values prior to being evaluated.
- Record
GHSA-jx3q-5rgf-vrrr- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-jx3q-5rgf-vrrr
9.8
xalpha vulnerable to Remote Code Execution
xalpha v0.11.4 is vulnerable to Remote Command Execution (RCE). User input is not properly checked to be numerical values prior to being evaluated.
- Record
GHSA-jx3q-5rgf-vrrr- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
xalpha v0.11.4 is vulnerable to Remote Command Execution (RCE).
- Record
CVE-2023-37659- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2023-116 No score
xalpha v0.11.4 is vulnerable to Remote Command Execution (RCE).
- Record
PYSEC-2023-116- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-37659 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Xalpha Project Xalpha, published July 11, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.69%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in xalpha 0.11.9.
References
github.com/refraction-ray/xalpha/issues/175
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37659
github.com/refraction-ray/xalpha/commit/6dceaa159a1a319d750ade20a4595956876657b6
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/xalpha/PYSEC-2023-116.yaml
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jx3q-5rgf-vrrr
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/37xxx/CVE-2023-37659.json
github.com/refraction-ray/xalpha