sbt is a build tool for Scala, Java, and others. Given a specially crafted zip or JAR file, IO.unzip allows writing of arbitrary file. This would have potential to overwrite /root/.ssh/authorized_keys. Within sbt's main code, IO.unzip is used in pullRemoteCache task and Resolvers.remote; however many projects use IO.unzip(...) directly to implement custom tasks. This vulnerability has been patched in version 1.9.7.
CVE-2023-46122
This low-severity CVE scores 3.9 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.0%, top 92% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.1
- EG Score
- 3.9(medium)
- EPSS
- 26.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 23, 2023
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (8)
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/sbt/io/commit/124538348db0713c80793cb57b915f97ec13188a
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/sbt/io/issues/358
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/sbt/io/pull/360
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/sbt/sbt/security/advisories/GHSA-h9mw-grgx-2fhf
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/sbt/io/commit/124538348db0713c80793cb57b915f97ec13188a
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/sbt/io/issues/358
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/sbt/io/pull/360
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/sbt/sbt/security/advisories/GHSA-h9mw-grgx-2fhf
Affected Packages
(4 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(4)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.scala-sbt:io_2.12 | 1.0.0 ... 1.9.1 (64 versions) | 1.9.7 | — |
| org.scala-sbt:io_2.13 | 1.3.0 ... 1.9.1 (35 versions) | 1.9.7 | — |
| org.scala-sbt:io_3 | 1.6.0 ... 1.9.1 (9 versions) | 1.9.7 | — |
| org.scala-sbt:sbt | 0.99.2 ... 1.9.6 (125 versions) | 1.9.7 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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