CVE-2023-28161

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

0.62% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 49.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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

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

2023-06-02 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-01-09 15:29Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-03-13

Assigning CNA

mozilla

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-281Improper Preservation of PermissionsBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

ecd0fbe03c329ba1a7ebaf38dd36c89eb1ead2191e981508008032e52c6c8a71

• www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-09/
• bugzilla.mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1811181