CVE-2023-31437

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.
• AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
• 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

0.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 27.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

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

2023-06-13 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-01-03 19:31Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-04-28

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-354Improper Validation of Integrity Check ValueBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

f9b754f3f50aebda545889987d140be67629b7761b8b10f701b3b6c451411c8d

• github.comhttps://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases
• github.comhttps://github.com/kastel-security/Journald/blob/main/journald-publication.pdf
• github.comhttps://github.com/kastel-security/Journald