CVE-2023-26213

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 ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total 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

7.88% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 94.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

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

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

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

2023-03-03 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-03-07 15:55Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-02-20

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.2)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

6dc97fa00bed730e8d6711c6186d8e2392e75210c9c03b99b4939df5a35f6855

• www.barracuda.comhttps://www.barracuda.com/products/network-security/cloudgen-wan
• seclists.org20230302 SEC Consult SA-20230228-0 :: OS Command Injectionin Barracuda CloudGen WANhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Mar/2mailing-list
• sec-consult.comhttps://sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/advisory/os-command-injection-in-barracuda-cloudgen-wan/
• campus.barracuda.comhttps://campus.barracuda.com/product/cloudgenwan/doc/96024723/release-notes-8-3-1/