# CVE-2023-6631: Subnet Solutions Inc. PowerSYSTEM Center Unquoted Search Path or Element

> An authorized local user can escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code by exploiting an unquoted service path in PowerSYSTEM Center.

- **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:** 8 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 3 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q7rh-w25v-mpj8

## What is CVE-2023-6631?

CVE-2023-6631 is a high-severity vulnerability in Subnet Solutions Inc. PowerSYSTEM Center, published on 8 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

PowerSYSTEM Center versions 2020 Update 16 and prior contain a vulnerability that may allow an authorized local user to insert arbitrary code into the unquoted service path and escalate privileges.

Weakness: CWE-428 (Unquoted Search Path or Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6631?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Subnet Powersystem Center.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6631?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6631 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6631 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6631 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Subnet Solutions Inc. PowerSYSTEM Center

- [CVE-2023-32659](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32659/): SUBNET PowerSYSTEM Center Cross-site Scripting (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-29158](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29158/): SUBNET PowerSYSTEM Center Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6631 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6631 is a high-severity vulnerability in Subnet Solutions Inc. PowerSYSTEM Center, published on 8 Jan 2024. 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-2023-6631 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Subnet Solutions Inc. PowerSYSTEM Center. 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-2023-6631/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6631/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6631
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6631
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6631

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6631/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.