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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-45849

perforce helix_core Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Published Jan 30, 2024 · catalog updated Jan 30, 2024 · perforce helix_core Improper Control

Patch now

CVE-2023-45849 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm perforce helix_core Improper Control against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (perforce helix_core Improper Control).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.11%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor perforce helix_core

An arbitrary code execution which results in privilege escalation was discovered in Helix Core versions prior to 2023.2. Reported by Jason Geffner.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor perforce helix_coreversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2023-45849

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2023-45849 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm perforce helix_core Improper Control against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.11%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 30, 2024 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    An arbitrary code execution which results in privilege escalation was discovered in Helix Core versions prior to 2023.2. Reported by Jason Geffner.

  2. Jan 30, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-45849

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-45849

    30-day exploitation probability 1.1%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-45849

    An arbitrary code execution which results in privilege escalation was discovered in Helix Core versions prior to 2023.2. Reported by Jason Geffner.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.