CVE-2023-30577: amanda · Argument Injection
Affects amandaSource CVE Database V5
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High : upgrade to 3.5.4 soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 41% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 3.5.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Jul 2023
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade zmanda/amanda to 3.5.4.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
GitHubzmanda/amandapkg:github/zmanda/amandaOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
To mitigate CVE-2023-30577 effectively, European organizations should: 1) Immediately verify the AMANDA version in use and upgrade to tag-community-3.5.4 or later where the vulnerability is fixed. 2) Restrict local access to AMANDA servers strictly to trusted administrators and service accounts to reduce the risk of local exploitation. 3) Implement robust monitoring and logging of AMANDA-related activities to detect unusual or unauthorized command executions. 4) Employ application whitelisting and integrity verification on runtar.c and related binaries to prevent tampering. 5) Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments focusing on backup infrastructure. 6) Educate system administrators about the risks of local privilege escalation and the importance of patch management. 7) If immediate patching is not possible, consider isolating AMANDA servers in secure network segments with limited access. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on access control, monitoring, and integrity protection specific to the backup environment.
Description
AMANDA (Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver) before tag-community-3.5.4 mishandles argument checking for runtar.c, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-37705.
References
- github.com/zmanda/amanda/releases/tag/tag-community-3.5.4 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/zmanda/amanda/security/advisories/GHSA-crrw-v393-h5q3 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YYGJJARVLRBMNWSNXKZBXZNX3M53OVPA/ (opens in a new tab)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7OITHG7FBD7HQRX2XT75GSGWB3D6XSZU/ (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00003.html (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00023.html (opens in a new tab)