CVE-2023-45498

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Published Oct 27, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 22.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

VinChin Backup & Recovery v5.0.*, v6.0.*, v6.7.*, and v7.0.* was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:vinchin:vinchin_backup_and_recovery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 22.0% (21.970% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175397/VinChin-VMWare-Backup-7.0-Hardcoded-Credential-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176289/Vinchin-Backup-And-Recovery-Command-Injection.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/31
https://blog.leakix.net/2023/10/vinchin-backup-rce-chain/

History

Jun 13, 2025 8:15 AM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Vinchin Vinchin Backup And Recovery

Weaknesses

CWE-77

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jun 12, 2025, 2:48 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 27, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Jun 12, 2025, 2:48 PM
Reserved: Oct 9, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:21 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:21 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:28 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 27, 2023, 4:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:28 AM

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