CVE-2023-40267

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.
• AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
• 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

1.18% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 65.6% 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

2023-08-11 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-03 21:49Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-08-11

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

3fa96e54c8892d6094c7908e0b7fc58ca1d50eda7660023e54b6681e300546d9

• github.comhttps://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1609
• github.comhttps://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/ca965ecc81853bca7675261729143f54e5bf4cdd
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-1ec4e542f9https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PF6AXUTC5BO7L2SBJMCVKJSPKWY52I5R/vendor-advisory
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-26116901d9https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AV5DV7GBLMOZT7U3Q4TDOJO5R6G3V6GH/vendor-advisory
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00030.html