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Vulnerability details: VCID-44bs-9zvm-mbby
Vulnerability ID VCID-44bs-9zvm-mbby
Aliases CVE-2023-39662
GHSA-2xxc-73fv-36f7
PYSEC-2023-148
Summary An issue in llama_index v.0.7.13 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the `exec` parameter in PandasQueryEngine function.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.8
Risk 4.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.03852 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-39662
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/jerryjliu/llama_index
cvssv4 9.3 https://github.com/jerryjliu/llama_index
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/jerryjliu/llama_index
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/jerryjliu/llama_index/issues/7054
cvssv4 9.3 https://github.com/jerryjliu/llama_index/issues/7054
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/jerryjliu/llama_index/issues/7054
ssvc Track* https://github.com/jerryjliu/llama_index/issues/7054
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/llama-index/PYSEC-2023-148.yaml
cvssv4 9.3 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/llama-index/PYSEC-2023-148.yaml
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/llama-index/PYSEC-2023-148.yaml
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index/commit/9f3e50a803f519af9ab62e63d413441c43001d81
cvssv4 9.3 https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index/commit/9f3e50a803f519af9ab62e63d413441c43001d81
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index/commit/9f3e50a803f519af9ab62e63d413441c43001d81
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index/commit/aa6726706476e0f957a8d57a5ca89e519e93bad7
cvssv4 9.3 https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index/commit/aa6726706476e0f957a8d57a5ca89e519e93bad7
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index/commit/aa6726706476e0f957a8d57a5ca89e519e93bad7
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39662
cvssv4 9.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39662
generic_textual CRITICAL https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39662
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-39662
https://github.com/jerryjliu/llama_index
https://github.com/jerryjliu/llama_index/issues/7054
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/llama-index/PYSEC-2023-148.yaml
https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index/commit/9f3e50a803f519af9ab62e63d413441c43001d81
https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index/commit/aa6726706476e0f957a8d57a5ca89e519e93bad7
CVE-2023-39662 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39662
GHSA-2xxc-73fv-36f7 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2xxc-73fv-36f7
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/jerryjliu/llama_index
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/jerryjliu/llama_index
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/jerryjliu/llama_index/issues/7054
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/jerryjliu/llama_index/issues/7054
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2024-10-08T20:26:03Z/ Found at https://github.com/jerryjliu/llama_index/issues/7054
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/llama-index/PYSEC-2023-148.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/llama-index/PYSEC-2023-148.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index/commit/9f3e50a803f519af9ab62e63d413441c43001d81
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index/commit/9f3e50a803f519af9ab62e63d413441c43001d81
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index/commit/aa6726706476e0f957a8d57a5ca89e519e93bad7
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index/commit/aa6726706476e0f957a8d57a5ca89e519e93bad7
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39662
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39662
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.88402
EPSS Score 0.03852
Published At May 30, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-05-30T20:32:25.928418+00:00 Pypa Importer Import https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/llama-index/PYSEC-2023-148.yaml 38.6.0