VinChin Backup & Recovery v5.0.*, v6.0.*, v6.7.*, and v7.0.* was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-45498 is rated High Exploit Risk (92.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 79.46%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +4.02% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-11-21 | 75.44% | 79.46% | +4.02% |
| 2 | 2025-11-18 | 79.46% | 75.44% | -4.02% |
| 3 | 2025-04-15 | — | 79.46% | — |
Full EPSS history (12 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.1 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 9.8 | 3.1 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| vinchin | vinchin_backup_and_recovery | >= 5.0, <= 7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:vinchin:vinchin_backup_and_recovery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175397/VinChin-VMWare-Backup-7.0-Hardcoded-Credential-Remote-Code-Execution.html | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176289/Vinchin-Backup-And-Recovery-Command-Injection.html | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/31 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://blog.leakix.net/2023/10/vinchin-backup-rce-chain/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |