# CVE-2023-24576: Code injection in NetWorker, NVE

> Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code on Dell NetWorker servers via the nsrexecd service, requiring immediate patching.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 25 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r5pr-2qfg-vfr4

## What is CVE-2023-24576?

CVE-2023-24576 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Dell NetWorker, NVE, published on 3 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

EMC NetWorker may potentially be vulnerable to an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the NetWorker Client execution service (nsrexecd) irrespective of any auth used.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24576?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Emc Networker.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-24576?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-24576 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-24576 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24576 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell NetWorker, NVE

- [CVE-2017-8023](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8023/): EMC Networker Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-11050](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11050/): Information disclosure in Networker (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-21558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21558/): Information disclosure in NetWorker (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2021-21546](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21546/): Information disclosure in NetWorker (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-24567](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24567/): Information disclosure in Dell NetWorker, NVE (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-24576 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-24576 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Dell NetWorker, NVE, published on 3 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24576 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell NetWorker, NVE. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24576/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24576/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-24576
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24576
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24576

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24576/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.