CVE-2023-43364
Searchor CLI's Search vulnerable to Arbitrary Code using Eval
main.py in Searchor before 2.4.2 uses eval on CLI input, which may cause unexpected code execution.
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
main.py in Searchor before 2.4.2 uses eval on CLI input, which may cause unexpected code execution.
- Record
CVE-2023-43364- 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-74, CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
main.py in Searchor before 2.4.2 uses eval on CLI input, which may cause unexpected code execution.
- Record
CVE-2023-43364- 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
EUVDEUVD-2023-0236
main.py in Searchor before 2.4.2 uses eval on CLI input, which may cause unexpected code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2023-0236- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-66m2-493m-crh2
Searchor CLI's Search vulnerable to Arbitrary Code using Eval
An issue in Arjun Sharda's Searchor before version v.2.4.2 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the eval() function in Searchor's src/searchor/main.py file, affecting the search feature in Searchor's CLI (Command Line Interface).
Impact
Versions equal to, or below 2.4.1 are affected.
Patches
Versions above, or equal to 2.4.2 have patched the vulnerability.
References
https://github.com/nikn0laty/Exploit-for-Searchor-2.4.0-Arbitrary-CMD-Injection https://github.com/nexis-nexis/Searchor-2.4.0-POC-Exploit- https://github.com/jonnyzar/POC-Searchor-2.4.2 https://github.com/ArjunSharda/Searchor/pull/130
- Record
GHSA-66m2-493m-crh2- 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-74, CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
main.py in Searchor before 2.4.2 uses eval on CLI input, which may cause unexpected code execution.
- Record
CVE-2023-43364- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-66m2-493m-crh2
Searchor CLI's Search vulnerable to Arbitrary Code using Eval
An issue in Arjun Sharda's Searchor before version v.2.4.2 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the eval() function in Searchor's src/searchor/main.py file, affecting the search feature in Searchor's CLI (Command Line Interface).
Impact
Versions equal to, or below 2.4.1 are affected.
Patches
Versions above, or equal to 2.4.2 have patched the vulnerability.
References
https://github.com/nikn0laty/Exploit-for-Searchor-2.4.0-Arbitrary-CMD-Injection https://github.com/nexis-nexis/Searchor-2.4.0-POC-Exploit- https://github.com/jonnyzar/POC-Searchor-2.4.2 https://github.com/ArjunSharda/Searchor/pull/130
- Record
GHSA-66m2-493m-crh2- 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-74, CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2023-262
main.py in Searchor before 2.4.2 uses eval on CLI input, which may cause unexpected code execution.
- Record
PYSEC-2023-262- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | Herick-Costa/CVE-2023-43364-Searchor-RCE-Exploit | 2026-06-30 |
| PoC in GitHub | IamSaishi/CVE-2023-43364_Exploit | 2026-09-29 |
| PoC in GitHub | diamorphine666/CVE-2023-43364 | 2026-10-30 |
| PoC in GitHub | libertycityhacker/CVE-2023-43364-Exploit-CVE | 2024-04-26 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-43364 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Arjunsharda Searchor, published September 25, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.89%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in searchor 2.4.2.
References
github.com/ArjunSharda/Searchor/pull/130