CVE-2023-45849
Arbitrary Code Execution in Helix Core
An arbitrary code execution which results in privilege escalation was discovered in Helix Core versions prior to 2023.2. Reported by Jason Geffner.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- 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
Arbitrary Code Execution in Helix Core
An arbitrary code execution which results in privilege escalation was discovered in Helix Core versions prior to 2023.2. Reported by Jason Geffner.
- Record
CVE-2023-45849- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-50119
An arbitrary code execution which results in privilege escalation was discovered in Helix Core versions prior to 2023.2. Reported by Jason Geffner.
- Record
EUVD-2023-50119- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9rcv-5p26-mp8g
An arbitrary code execution which results in privilege escalation was discovered in Helix Core...
An arbitrary code execution which results in privilege escalation was discovered in Helix Core versions prior to 2023.2. Reported by Jason Geffner.
- Record
GHSA-9rcv-5p26-mp8g- CVSS 3.1
- 8.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An arbitrary code execution which results in privilege escalation was discovered in Helix Core versions prior to 2023.2. Reported by Jason Geffner.
- Record
CVE-2023-45849- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-45849 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Helix Core, published November 8, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.11%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.