| Component | Ray |
| Severity | critical (CVSS 9.8) |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Published (NVD) | 2023-11-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
| Affected versions | ray all versions |
| Fixed in | see the vendor advisory |
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
| CISA KEV | not listed |
NVD description
A command injection existed in Ray's cpu_profile URL parameter allowing attackers to execute os commands on the system running the ray dashboard remotely without authentication. The issue is fixed in version 2.8.1+. Ray maintainers' response can be found here: https://www.anyscale.com/blog/update-on-ray-cves-cve-2023-6019-cve-2023-6020-cve-2023-6021-cve-2023-48022-cve-2023-48023
What to do
- NVD lists no fixed version yet: follow the vendor advisory below and keep Ray off the public internet until a fix ships.
- Do not expose the component's API or UI to the internet without authentication in front of it.