CVE-2023-35174 Livebook Desktop's protocol handler can be exploited to execute arbitrary command on Windows
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Windows machines by tricking users into opening a malicious Livebook protocol link.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-35174?
CVE-2023-35174 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in livebook-dev livebook, published on 22 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Livebook is a web application for writing interactive and collaborative code notebooks. On Windows, it is possible to open a `livebook://` link from a browser which opens Livebook Desktop and triggers arbitrary code execution on victim's machine. Any user using Livebook Desktop on Windows is potentially vulnerable to arbitrary code execution when they expect Livebook to be opened from browser. This vulnerability has been fixed in version 0.8.2 and 0.9.3.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-35174?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including livebook. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
livebook Hex | From 0.8.0 | 0.8.2 |
livebook Hex | From 0.8.0 | 0.8.2 |
livebook Hex | From 0.9.0 | 0.9.3 |
livebook Hex | From 0.9.0 | 0.9.3 |
Products include Livebook Livebook.
How do I fix CVE-2023-35174?
Upgrade livebook to a fixed version for your release line: 0.8.2 or 0.9.3.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2023-35174 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-35174 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-66881 Path traversal in imported file_entries name allows arbitrary file write via URL-type entry download
- CVE-2026-66885 Livebook Teams identity callback lacks state binding, allowing login CSRF
- CVE-2026-66297 Unescaped deployment environment variables in generated setup commands
Sources
Also known as GHSA-564w-97r7-c6p9.