CVE-2023-46687 Emerson Rosemount GC370XA, GC700XA, GC1500XA Command Injection

Critical 9.8 Published 9 Feb 2024 Updated 17 Jun 2025

Unauthenticated remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on Emerson Rosemount gas chromatograph devices.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-46687?

CVE-2023-46687 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Emerson Rosemount GC1500XA, published on 9 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Emerson Rosemount GC370XA, GC700XA, and GC1500XA products, an unauthenticated user with network access could execute arbitrary commands in root context from a remote computer.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46687?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Emerson Gc1500xa Firmware, Emerson Gc370xa Firmware, Emerson Gc700xa Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2023-46687?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46687 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2023-46687 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46687 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wh3x-5m3c-43h7.