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CVE-2023-38198

Published: January 26, 2026
Last updated:19 hours ago (January 26, 2026)
Exploit: NoZero-day: YesPatch: YesTrend: Neutral
TL;DR
Updated January 26, 2026

CVE-2023-38198 is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. No known exploits currently, and patches are available. This is classified as a zero-day vulnerability.

Key Points
  • 1Critical severity (CVSS 9.8/10)
  • 2No known public exploits
  • 3Vendor patches are available
  • 4Strobes Priority Score: 946/1000 (Critical)
  • 5Affects products from: Acme.sh Project
Severity Scores
CVSS v39.8
CVSS v20.0
Priority Score946.0
EPSS Score0.0
Critical
Exploitation LikelihoodMinimal
0.00%EPSS

Very low probability of exploitation

Monitor and patch as resources allow
0.00%
EPSS
9.8
CVSS
No
Exploit
Yes
Patch
High Priority
critical severity • high priority

EPSS predicts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days based on real-world threat data, complementing CVSS severity scores with actual risk assessment.

Description

acme.sh before 3.0.6 runs arbitrary commands from a remote server via eval, as exploited in the wild in June 2023.

CVSS v3 Breakdown
Attack Vector:Network
Attack Complexity:Local
Privileges Required:Network
User Interaction:Network
Scope:Unchanged
Confidentiality:High
Integrity:High
Availability:High
Patch References
Github.comZeroday CZ
Trend Analysis
Neutral
Vulnerable Products
VendorProduct
Acme.sh ProjectAcme.sh
Advisories
GitHub AdvisoryNVD
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