CVE-2023-2479

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.8 because EPSS predicts 93% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.2% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 9.8 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.

Triggered by: EPSS exploit prediction ≥85%
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 22%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

OS Command Injection in GitHub repository appium/appium-desktop prior to v1.22.3-4.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EPSS
97.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 2, 2023

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated May 24, 2026
Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_commit.
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github_commit

commit 12a988aa08b9 (appium/appium-desktop)

Fix landed in appium/appium-desktop commit 12a988aa08b9 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/appium/appium-desktop/commit/12a988aa08b9822e97056a09486c9bebb3aad8fe

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
npmappium-desktop—ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
appium-desktop———

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 39× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-12 05:45 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-06-27 22:04 UTCOSV refresh
  21. 2026-06-27 03:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-06-23 21:31 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-06-10 09:17 UTCOSV refresh
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  27. 2026-05-25 02:04 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-05-25 02:04 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain. Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Nucleihttp/cves/2023/CVE-2023-2479.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2023

    Appium Desktop Server - Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-2479?
CVE-2023-2479 is a critical vulnerability published on May 2, 2023. OS Command Injection in GitHub repository appium/appium-desktop prior to v1.22.3-4.
When was CVE-2023-2479 disclosed?
CVE-2023-2479 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 2, 2023, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-2479 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-2479 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 97.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-2479?
CVE-2023-2479 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2023-2479?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-2479, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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