CVE-2023-2479: appium appium-desktop OS Command Injection
CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesGHSA-xq6j-x8pq-g3gr
Published 02-05-2023Last modified 30-01-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-2479 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) OS Command Injection vulnerability in appium appium-desktop. EPSS estimates a 22.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (CVE.org)EPSS score
22.01%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Timeline
- 02-05-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 30-01-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
OS Command Injection in GitHub repository appium/appium-desktop prior to v1.22.3-4.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsCritical 9.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesSingle source
Critical 9.8Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · NpmEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
22.01%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
98%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 22.01% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score22.01%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (huntr.dev)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Appium2 products
- appium-desktop< 1.22.3-4
- appium/appium-desktop≥ unspecified, < v1.22.3-4
Npm1 product
- appium-desktop≤ 1.14.1
2 vendors · 3 products
