How severe is CVE-2023-38208?

CVE-2023-38208 has a CVSS score of 9.1/10, rated CRITICAL. Immediate patching is strongly recommended.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2023-38208?

CVE-2023-38208 affects the following packages: magento/community-edition (Packagist), magento/community-edition (Packagist), magento/community-edition (Packagist), magento/community-edition (Packagist), magento/community-edition (Packagist), magento/community-edition (Packagist), magento/project-community-edition (Packagist). Ecosystems affected: Packagist.

How do I fix CVE-2023-38208?

A fix is available for CVE-2023-38208; check the affected-versions list above or the advisory for the patched release of magento/community-edition, then make sure no transitive dependency still pins the vulnerable range.

How do I detect CVE-2023-38208 in my Packagist dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for magento/community-edition, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2023-38208 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Stop passing untrusted input into the interpreter or shell: call the affected binary with an argument array rather than a composed command string, reject anything outside a strict allowlist of expected values, and run the component under an account that cannot reach beyond the work it legitimately does.

Is CVE-2023-38208 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2023-38208 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-38208?

CVE-2023-38208 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 2.5%, placing it in the 85th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2023-38208?

CVE-2023-38208 is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation. This is a high-impact weakness class that often enables remote code execution or data exposure.

When was CVE-2023-38208 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2023-38208 was published on August 9, 2023 and was last updated on October 28, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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CVE-2023-38208 — community-edition

CRITICAL

CVE-2023-38208 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.1) OS Command Injection vulnerability in magento/community-edition. A fix is available for magento/community-edition — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Validate Your Inputs | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CWE-78)

Also known asGHSA-mxc9-g6m4-2v35

Published

Aug 9, 2023

Updated

Oct 28, 2026

Affected

7 pkgs

Patched

3 / 7

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Nov 1, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2023-38208.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

2.5%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk+0.20%

Lower risk than most CVEs85th percentile — riskier than 85% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

7 pkgs affected

🐘magento/community-edition🐘magento/community-edition🐘magento/community-edition🐘magento/community-edition🐘magento/community-edition🐘magento/community-edition🐘magento/project-community-edition

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.6-p1 (and earlier), 2.4.5-p3 (and earlier) and 2.4.4-p4 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution by an admin-privilege authenticated attacker. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Affected Packages

7 total 3 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐘Packagist	`magento/community-edition`	all versions	No fix
🐘Packagist	`magento/community-edition`	all versions	No fix
🐘Packagist	`magento/community-edition`	all versions	No fix
🐘Packagist	`magento/community-edition`	≥ 2.4.6-p1&&< 2.4.6-p2	2.4.6-p2`composer require magento/community-edition:^2.4.6-p2`
🐘Packagist	`magento/community-edition`	≥ 2.4.5-p1&&< 2.4.5-p4	2.4.5-p4`composer require magento/community-edition:^2.4.5-p4`
🐘Packagist	`magento/community-edition`	≥ 2.4.4-p1&&< 2.4.4-p5	2.4.4-p5`composer require magento/community-edition:^2.4.4-p5`

Affected Products

1 product · 12 configurations

Application

commerceadobe

< 2.4.4

3 versions

2.4.42.4.52.4.6

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for magento/community-edition, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
A fix is available for CVE-2023-38208; check the affected-versions list above or the advisory for the patched release of magento/community-edition, then make sure no transitive dependency still pins the vulnerable range.
Workarounds
Stop passing untrusted input into the interpreter or shell: call the affected binary with an argument array rather than a composed command string, reject anything outside a strict allowlist of expected values, and run the component under an account that cannot reach beyond the work it legitimately does.

Frequently Asked Questions

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CVSS Score

9.1/10CVSS v3 base

Vector breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE Classification

CWE-78OS Command Injection

Weaponization

No Nuclei template, Metasploit module or public proof-of-concept found.

Timeline

Disclosed

Aug 9, 2023

Last updated

Oct 28, 2026

Identifiers

CVE-2023-38208

GHSA-mxc9-g6m4-2v35

References

Advisorygithub.com · CVE 2023 38208.json Advisoryhelpx.adobe.com · apsb23 42 Advisorynvd.nist.gov · CVE 2023 38208 Packagegithub.com · magento2

Related vulnerabilities

This CVE is critical severity; 1 of 8 other CVEs affecting magento/community-edition is rated as high or higher (top: critical).

CVE-2025-54264CVE-2025-54263CVE-2025-54266CVE-2025-54267CVE-2025-54265CVE-2025-54236CVE-2025-49555CVE-2025-49556

Provenance

Sources

OSV.devNVDFIRST.org (EPSS)

Last verifiedOct 28, 2026

CVE-2023-38208 — community-edition

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

EPSS Exploitation Probability

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

Description

Affected Packages

Affected Products

Detection & mitigation playbook

Detect

Fix

Workarounds

Frequently Asked Questions

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