CVE-2023-36479

What it is

Eclipse Jetty Canonical Repository is the canonical repository for the Jetty project. Users of the CgiServlet with a very specific command structure may have the wrong command executed. If a user sends a request to a org.eclipse.jetty.servlets.CGI Servlet for a binary with a space in its name, the servlet will escape the command by wrapping it in quotation marks. This wrapped command, plus an optional command prefix, will then be executed through a call to Runtime.exec. If the original binary name provided by the user contains a quotation mark followed by a space, the resulting command line will contain multiple tokens instead of one. This issue was patched in version 9.4.52, 10.0.16, 11.0.16 and 12.0.0-beta2.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2023-09-15 19:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 06:06 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 1.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 3.5 LOW (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2023-09-15 19:15 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 06:06 UTC

Exploit probability

1.2% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-149

Record status

Analyzed

Affected

• Eclipse Jetty < 9.4.52
• Eclipse Jetty < 10.0.16
• Eclipse Jetty < 11.0.16
• Eclipse Jetty 12.0.0
• Debian Linux 10.0
• Debian Linux 11.0
• Debian Linux 12.0

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 3.5

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

High

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

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