CVE-2023-22496Network attack vector

Remote command execution via unsanitized streaming hostname

Published Jan 14, 2023 · Updated Mar 10, 2025

Command injection in Netdata Agent stable before 1.37 and nightlies before 1.36.0-409 allows remote attackers to execute commands. health_alarm_execute passes the streamed node's unsanitized registry_hostname to spawn_enq_cmd when an alert fires. Exploitation requires an accepted streaming connection and a triggered alert; commands run with the Agent service account's privileges, usually netdata.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability36.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Netdata Agent stable before 1.37 and nightlies before 1.36.0-409 allows remote attackers to execute commands. health_alarm_execute passes the streamed node's unsanitized registry_hostname to spawn_enq_cmd when an alert fires. Exploitation requires an accepted streaming connection and a triggered alert; commands run with the Agent service account's privileges, usually netdata.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-22496
Published
Jan 14, 2023
Updated
Mar 10, 2025
Vendor
Netdata
Product
Netdata Agent
Classifications
CWE-77, CWE-20, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 14, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 1.36.0-409
  2. Affected versionversion=< 1.37

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Netdata · Netdata Agentversion=< 1.36.0-409; version=< 1.37

Published CVSS scores

8.1GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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