CVE-2023-38872

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 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

0.60% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 46.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

2023-09-28 00:00Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-09-23 19:36Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-07-25

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-639Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled KeyBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

6cc3aa919f8c5ba4ed4cd8e3e7f144a09d0873fa16c169d600c1f6f38a21fc08

• github.comhttps://github.com/gugoan/economizzer
• www.economizzer.orghttps://www.economizzer.org
• github.comhttps://github.com/dub-flow/vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2023-38872