appium-desktop OS Command Injection vulnerabilityGHSA-xq6j-x8pq-g3gr
CRITICALFix: appium/appium-desktop@12a988aGHSA-xq6j-x8pq-g3gr is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) OS Command Injection vulnerability in appium-desktop. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. The records list no fixed version yet; check the vendor advisory below and apply the mitigations in the meantime.
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-xq6j-x8pq-g3gr.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
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
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.
appium-desktopnpmDescription
OS Command Injection in GitHub repository appium/appium-desktop prior to v1.22.3-4.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | appium-desktop | all versions | No fix |
Affected Products
appium-desktopappiumResearch use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for appium-desktop, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
The records we use list no patched version of appium-desktop for GHSA-xq6j-x8pq-g3gr. Check the maintainer's advisory, and where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range.
Mitigate without a patch
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.
How to detect GHSA-xq6j-x8pq-g3gr
A community-maintained Nuclei template exists for this CVE. You can scan for it directly:
nuclei -id ghsa-xq6j-x8pq-g3gr -u https://target- Template
- Appium Desktop Server - Remote Code Execution
- Severity
- critical
- Impact
- Unauthenticated attackers can exploit OS command injection through the url parameter to execute arbitrary system commands and completely compromise Appium Desktop Server installations.
- Remediation
- Fixed in v1.22.3-4
Template by ProjectDiscovery nuclei-templates (zn9988), MIT licensed. View the full template. Scan only systems you are authorised to test.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-xq6j-x8pq-g3gr in your dependencies?
Find it across npm, including transitive dependencies.