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title: "CVE-2023-6019: Ray OS Command Injection vulnerability"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2023-6019/
description: "CVE-2023-6019 (ray (PyPI)): A command injection existed in Ray's cpuprofile URL parameter allowing attackers to execute os commands on the system running…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2023-11-16
date_modified: 2025-01-09
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2023-6019"
kev: false
cvss: 9.8
epss: 0.7463
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
---

# CVE-2023-6019: Ray OS Command Injection vulnerability

**Signal:** High exploit likelihood. EPSS ranks it in the top 5% of all CVEs for likely exploitation in the next 30 days. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 74.6% , percentile 99.5: FIRST’s model estimates a 74.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of all scored CVEs (very high). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes ray (PyPI) < 2.8.1, fixed in 2.8.1 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

A command injection existed in Ray's cpuprofile URL parameter allowing attackers to execute os commands on the system running the ray dashboard remotely without authentication. The issue is fixed in version 2.8.1+. Ray maintainers' response can be found here: https://www.anyscale.com/blog/update-on-ray-cves-cve-2023-6019-cve-2023-6020-cve-2023-6021-cve-2023-48022-cve-2023-48023

## Affected packages

- PyPI `ray` < 2.8.1 → fixed: 2.8.1

## Affected products (CVE record)

- ray-project ray-project/ray: unspecified <= latest

## Severity

- @huntr_ai CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
- GitHub CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 74.63% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 99.5.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-h3xg-wv58-5p43](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h3xg-wv58-5p43)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2023-6019](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6019)
- [NVD entry CVE-2023-6019](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6019)
- [huntr.com](https://huntr.com/bounties/d0290f3c-b302-4161-89f2-c13bb28b4cfe)
- [github.com](https://github.com/ray-project/ray/releases/tag/ray-2.8.1)
- [anyscale.com](https://www.anyscale.com/blog/update-on-ray-cves-cve-2023-6019-cve-2023-6020-cve-2023-6021-cve-2023-48022-cve-2023-48023)

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