What is CVE-2023-38378?

CVE-2023-38378 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rigol Mso5000, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-07-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-38378?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-38378 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Rigol Mso5000

CVE-2023-38378

The web interface on the RIGOL MSO5000 digital oscilloscope with firmware 00.01.03.00.03 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in pass1 to the webcontrol changepwd.cgi application.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2023-07-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (73.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Rigol Mso5000
Rigol Mso5000 Firmware — versions 00.01.03.00.03

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

tortel.li/post/insecure-scope/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
news.ycombinator.com/item (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38378?: CVE-2023-38378 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rigol Mso5000, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-07-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-38378?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-38378 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.