CVE-2023-36665

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.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• 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

1.68% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 74.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

Moderate. 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

2023-07-05 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-02 16:52Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-06-25

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-1321Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')Variant

Data version

5.1

Document digest

f54a57cbc5a0f55259e3287f37716184afaf90c215c160e8ce4df3aeb545c210

• github.comhttps://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/compare/protobufjs-v7.2.3...protobufjs-v7.2.4
• github.comhttps://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/commit/e66379f451b0393c27d87b37fa7d271619e16b0d
• www.code-intelligence.comhttps://www.code-intelligence.com/blog/cve-protobufjs-prototype-pollution-cve-2023-36665
• github.comhttps://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/releases/tag/protobufjs-v7.2.4
• github.comhttps://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/pull/1899
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240628-0006/