CVE-2023-48702
Jellyfin Possible Remote Code Execution via custom FFmpeg binary
Jellyfin is a system for managing and streaming media. Prior to version 10.8.13, the /System/MediaEncoder/Path endpoint executes an arbitrary file using ProcessStartInfo via the ValidateVersion function. A malicious administrator can setup a network share and supply a UNC path to /System/MediaEncoder/Path which points to an executable on the network share, causing Jellyfin server to run the executable in the local context. The endpoint was removed in version 10.8.13.
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
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Jellyfin Possible Remote Code Execution via custom FFmpeg binary
Jellyfin is a system for managing and streaming media. Prior to version 10.8.13, the /System/MediaEncoder/Path endpoint executes an arbitrary file using ProcessStartInfo via the ValidateVersion function. A malicious administrator can setup a network share and supply a UNC path to /System/MediaEncoder/Path which points to an executable on the network share, causing Jellyfin server to run the executable in the local context. The endpoint was removed in version 10.8.13.
- Record
CVE-2023-48702- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-52743
Jellyfin is a system for managing and streaming media. Prior to version 10.8.13, the /System/MediaEncoder/Path endpoint executes an arbitrary file using ProcessStartInfo via the ValidateVersion function. A malicious administrator can setup a network share and supply a UNC path to /System/MediaEncoder/Path which points to an executable on the network share, causing Jellyfin server to run the executable in the local context. The endpoint was removed in version 10.8.13.
- Record
EUVD-2023-52743- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
Jellyfin is a system for managing and streaming media. Prior to version 10.8.13, the /System/MediaEncoder/Path endpoint executes an arbitrary file using ProcessStartInfo via the ValidateVersion function. A malicious administrator can setup a network share and supply a UNC path to /System/MediaEncoder/Path which points to an executable on the network share, causing Jellyfin server to run the executable in the local context. The endpoint was removed in version 10.8.13.
- Record
CVE-2023-48702- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jellyfin Possible Remote Code Execution via custom FFmpeg binary
Jellyfin is a system for managing and streaming media. Prior to version 10.8.13, the /System/MediaEncoder/Path endpoint executes an arbitrary file using ProcessStartInfo via the ValidateVersion function. A malicious administrator can setup a network share and supply a UNC path to /System/MediaEncoder/Path which points to an executable on the network share, causing Jellyfin server to run the executable in the local context. The endpoint was removed in version 10.8.13.
- Record
CVE-2023-48702- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-48702 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Jellyfin, published December 13, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.20%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2023-028_jellyfin
github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/security/advisories/GHSA-rr9h-w522-cvmr
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48702