CVE-2023-26266

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

0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 34.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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

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

2023-02-21 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-03-14 18:24Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-02-21

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path ElementBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

ca4d8ac1da391de4d62104a703d5c7d263f5c5253f21a31d37bf74c21b1ca572

• github.comhttps://github.com/AFLplusplus/AFLplusplus/pull/1643