CVE-2023-22581 CRITICAL

CVE-2023-22581: White Rabbit Switch - Unauthenticated remote code execution

Vendor Cern
Product White Rabbit Switch
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published April 24, 2023
Last update March 11, 2025

CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

White Rabbit Switch contains a vulnerability which makes it possible for an attacker to perform system commands under the context of the web application (the default installation makes the webserver run as the root user).

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 24, 2023 CVE published
March 11, 2025 Record updated