Unauthenticated command execution via template parser bypass
Published May 31, 2024 · Updated Aug 11, 2026
Server-side template injection in Rejetto HFS 2.3m and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands through HTTP requests. The search parameter is echoed before template processing, while percent-symbol and empty Host substitutions bypass escaping and expose HFS macros, including exec. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful requests run commands with the privileges of the account hosting HFS.exe.
Summary
What happened
Server-side template injection in Rejetto HFS 2.3m and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands through HTTP requests. The search parameter is echoed before template processing, while percent-symbol and empty Host substitutions bypass escaping and expose HFS macros, including exec. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful requests run commands with the privileges of the account hosting HFS.exe.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-23692
- Published
- May 31, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 11, 2026
- Vendor
- Rejetto
- Product
- HFS (HTTP File Server)
- Classifications
- CWE-1336, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 31, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Is a vulnerable build present?
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=2.3m
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What is affected?
Published CVSS scores
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Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
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| Reporting day | Unique IPs |
|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Unavailable |
| Sep 13, 2026 | Unavailable |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Unavailable |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Unavailable |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Unavailable |
Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Rejetto HFS 2.x unauthenticated RCE Metasploit moduleweaponized · validated
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Reported exploitation
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog listingknown exploited catalog
Technologies
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