Vulnerability · CVE-2023-53945
BrainyCP 1.0 contains an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability that allows logged-in users to inject arbitrary commands through the crontab configuration interface.
Published Dec 19, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 7, 2026 · BrainyCP
Last checked Nov 2, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53945. EPSS is 1.11%. Act only if a listed version of BrainyCP is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.7
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 1.11%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor brainycp BrainyCP 1.0
BrainyCP 1.0 contains an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability that allows logged-in users to inject arbitrary commands through the crontab configuration interface. Attackers can exploit the crontab endpoint by adding a malicious command that spawns a reverse shell to a specified IP and port.
Are you affected?
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The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- vendor brainycp BrainyCP 1.01.0
How to fix CVE-2023-53945
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 1.0
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53945. EPSS is 1.11%. Act only if a listed version of BrainyCP is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with brainycp BrainyCP 1.0 1.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.11%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Dec 19, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
BrainyCP 1.0 contains an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability that allows logged-in users to inject arbitrary commands through the crontab configuration interface. Attackers can exploit the crontab endpoint by adding a malicious command that spawns a reverse shell to a specified IP and port.
Apr 7, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
BrainyCP 1.0 contains an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability that allows logged-in users to inject arbitrary commands through the crontab configuration interface. Attackers can exploit the crontab endpoint by adding a malicious command that spawns a reverse shell to a specified IP and port.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-53945
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-53945
30-day exploitation probability 1.11%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-204599
BrainyCP 1.0 contains an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability that allows logged-in users to inject arbitrary commands through the crontab configuration interface. Attackers can exploit the crontab endpoint by adding a malicious command that spawns a reverse shell to
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 2, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 2, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 30, 2026
- EUVDOct 30, 2026