CVE-2023-41635

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

0.79% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 53.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

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

2023-08-31 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-10-01 18:09Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-08-30

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-776Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

deb81589bef1d7e787f66890239bf47d36e7c779e97d270eb089e77675e91e96

• github.comhttps://github.com/CapgeminiCisRedTeam/Disclosure/blob/main/CVE%20PoC/CVE-ID%20%7C%20RealGimm%20-%20XML%20External%20Entity%20Injection.md
• github.comhttps://github.com/CapgeminiCisRedTeam/Disclosure/blob/f7aafa9fcd4efa30071c7f77d3e9e6b14e92302b/CVE%20PoC/CVE-2023-41635%20%7C%20RealGimm%20-%20XML%20External%20Entity%20Injection.md