CVE-2023-49716 Emerson Rosemount GC370XA, GC700XA, GC1500XA Command Injection

Medium 6.9 Published 9 Feb 2024 Updated 17 Jun 2025

An authenticated attacker with network access can execute arbitrary commands on Emerson Rosemount gas chromatograph devices.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-49716?

CVE-2023-49716 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Emerson Rosemount GC1500XA, published on 9 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Emerson Rosemount GC370XA, GC700XA, and GC1500XA products, an authenticated user with network access could run arbitrary commands from a remote computer.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49716?

It affects 3 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2023-49716?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49716 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-2023-49716 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49716 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4g5m-mvcr-vvh6.