CVE-2023-39810

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 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

0.77% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 53.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-09.

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

2023-08-28 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-07-09 00:27Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-08-07

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

064f7fb1db42b6c329148f9a6eecbe8f60439e5f86166b85d5a219a4b4966cd7

• www.pentagrid.chhttps://www.pentagrid.ch/en/blog/busybox-cpio-directory-traversal-vulnerability/
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/23/1
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/23/2
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/23/3
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/24/2