What is CVE-2023-48978?

CVE-2023-48978 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ncr Itm Web Terminal, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-06-23.

How severe is CVE-2023-48978?

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

Is CVE-2023-48978 known to be exploited?

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

RCE in Ncr Itm Web Terminal

CVE-2023-48978

An issue in NCR ITM Web terminal v.4.4.0 and v.4.4.4 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the IP camera URL component.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published 2025-06-23 · 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: 0.010 (62.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 62.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Ncr Itm Web Terminal — versions 4.4.0, 4.4.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

pwahba/cve-research

References

drive.google.com/file/d/13JrkDcVtcQFepeGoG8roBZ1xFy7iBx1R/view (Permissions Required)
github.com/pwahba/cve-research/blob/main/CVE-2023-48978/CVE-2023-48978.md (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-48978?: CVE-2023-48978 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ncr Itm Web Terminal, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-06-23.
How severe is CVE-2023-48978?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-48978 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.