# CVE-2023-38198: acme.sh before 3.0.6 runs arbitrary commands from a remote server via eval, as exploited in the wild in June 2023.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-07-13 · Updated: 2025-02-13

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/issues/4659
- https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-security-policy/c/heXVr8o83Ys
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36252310
- https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/releases/tag/3.0.6
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36254093
- https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/144ygg7/acmesh_runs_arbitrary_commands_from_a_remote/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/13/1

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