CVE-2023-0049

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.58% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 47.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-24.

Red Hat severity

Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-01-04 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-04-09 15:43Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-01-04

Assigning CNA

@huntrdev

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

3a5614e213e46abc6907b7c34e7efae5d1bcd23fd9efe3466a1ca95e865644a8

• huntr.devhttps://huntr.dev/bounties/5e6f325c-ba54-4bf0-b050-dca048fd3fd9
• github.comhttps://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7b17eb4b063a234376c1ec909ee293e42cff290c
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-0f6a9433cfhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3Y752EAVACVC5XY2TMGGOAIU25VQRPDW/vendor-advisory
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-208f2107d5https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T33LLWHLH63XDCO5OME7NWN63RA4U5HF/vendor-advisory
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213670
• seclists.org20230327 APPLE-SA-2023-03-27-3 macOS Ventura 13.3http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Mar/17mailing-list
• security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202305-16https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16vendor-advisory
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250117-0005/