CVE-2023-0051

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

0.53% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 45.1% 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

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

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 15:42Z1 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-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowVariant
• CWE-805Buffer Access with Incorrect Length ValueBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

b2f453f950774df0dd467116558f17f3af10fb76961d884d1671a7907482c83f

• huntr.devhttps://huntr.dev/bounties/1c8686db-baa6-42dc-ba45-aed322802de9
• github.comhttps://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c32949b0779106ed5710ae3bffc5053e49083ab4
• 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