# CVE-2023-6288: Code injection in Remote Desktop Manager

> An attacker can execute arbitrary code on macOS by exploiting a code injection vulnerability in Remote Desktop Manager via environment variables.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5p3m-2m9c-whvw

## What is CVE-2023-6288?

CVE-2023-6288 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager, published on 6 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Code injection in Remote Desktop Manager 2023.3.9.3 and earlier on macOS allows an attacker to execute code via the DYLIB_INSERT_LIBRARIES environment variable.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6288?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6288?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6288 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6288 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6288 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager

- [CVE-2026-2590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2590/): Security feature bypass in Remote Desktop Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-6057](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6057/): Auth bypass in Remote Desktop Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-6593](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6593/): Missing authorization in Remote Desktop Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-5765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5765/): Missing authorization in Remote Desktop Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-4373](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4373/): Missing authorization in Remote Desktop Manager (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6288 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6288 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager, published on 6 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6288 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager. 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-2023-6288/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6288/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6288
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6288
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6288

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6288/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.