CVE-2023-20861

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• 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

0.97% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 61.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

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

Red Hat severity

Moderate. 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

2023-03-23 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-02-25 15:38Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-11-01

Assigning CNA

vmware

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionClass
• CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or ThrottlingBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

fadde919dc8aea967ca0799758fc054b24eee34fc345c78417641ebdfffbd8fe

• spring.iohttps://spring.io/security/cve-2023-20861
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0007/