CVE-2023-2479

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—

9.8

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: 99.8%
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 / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
npm	appium-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)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
appium-desktop	—	—	—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-78OS Command Injection

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 4× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-25 02:04 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-25 02:04 UTCGHSA enrichment

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 99.8% 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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