CVE-2023-35042
GeoServer 2, in some configurations, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via java.lang.Runtime.getRuntime().exec in wps:LiteralData within a wps:Execute request, as exploited in the wild in June 2023.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 44.8%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
GeoServer 2, in some configurations, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via java.lang.Runtime.getRuntime().exec in wps:LiteralData within a wps:Execute request, as exploited in the wild in June 2023. NOTE: the vendor states that they are unable to reproduce this in any version.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 44.82% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- geoserver/geoserver
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 44.8% on 13 October 2026 to 44.8% on 3 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.