CVE-2023-40704

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

0.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 26.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.7 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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

2024-07-18 16:33Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-08-27 20:32Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-08-21

Assigning CNA

icscert

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.7)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-1392Use of Default CredentialsBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

c360ecfa53919f211850a97a49aee9d7ff3ebc7f1a817d741671356ce1433706

• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-24-200-01
• www.philips.comhttp://www.philips.com/productsecurity