CVE-2023-40194

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

2.00% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 80.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

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

2023-11-27 15:25Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-04 19:17Z11 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-08-15

Assigning CNA

talos

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-73External Control of File Name or PathBase
• CWE-610Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another SphereClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

cbe551b04610ec4cf0dbb29abcdbd98d60aace1ac524b582b0bb091bd62b0878

• talosintelligence.comhttps://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1833
• www.talosintelligence.comhttps://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1833