CVE-2023-40261

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

0.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 29.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/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

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

2024-08-08 00:00Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-03-13 19:28Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-08-11

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.6)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-665Improper InitializationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

98da6bf94ba71d7a410e3df7f386bd637d5bdfc6f73abd375d65ed85c2e9e9d5

• www.dieboldnixdorf.comhttps://www.dieboldnixdorf.com/en-us/banking/portfolio/software/security/
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