CVE-2023-36486Network attack vector

Command execution via malicious workflow filename

Published Dec 25, 2023 · Updated Nov 26, 2024

Command injection in the ILIAS workflow engine before 7.23 and 8 before 8.3 allows remote authenticated users to run system commands. Public records identify the uploaded workflow definition filename as the injection input but do not disclose the command-building function or escaping failure. An authenticated user with high privileges can execute commands as the application user, granting control over data and processes accessible to that account.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability0.85%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in the ILIAS workflow engine before 7.23 and 8 before 8.3 allows remote authenticated users to run system commands. Public records identify the uploaded workflow definition filename as the injection input but do not disclose the command-building function or escaping failure. An authenticated user with high privileges can execute commands as the application user, granting control over data and processes accessible to that account.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-36486
Published
Dec 25, 2023
Updated
Nov 26, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 25, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 26, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

7.2NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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