CVE-2023-34059

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

Ranks above 33.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

Important. 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

2023-10-27 04:53Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-03-06 15:39Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-05-25

Assigning CNA

vmware

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.4)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-404Improper Resource Shutdown or ReleaseClass
• CWE-266Incorrect Privilege AssignmentBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

f50dc46c929fa3d11abb1336eabb70499ed9911259418884b8b2ea5cdda0b107

• www.vmware.comhttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2
• www.debian.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5543
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00002.html
• lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WLTKVTRKQW2GD2274H3UOW6XU4E62GSK/
• lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/G7G77Z76CQPGUF7VHRA6O3UFCMPPR4O2/
• lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MQUOFQL2SNNNMKROQ3TZQY4HEYMNOIBW/
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/26/1
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/27/1
• www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3exploit