CVE-2023-42129

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 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

2.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 82.5% 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:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. 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

2024-05-03 02:13Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-09-18 18:30Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-09-06

Assigning CNA

zdi

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

6a0d38e451f5223686406ae785fd5c6bd8dda8449a2ad9affe91c18e2d94d04f

• www.zerodayinitiative.comZDI-23-1495https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1495/x_research-advisory
• support.a10networks.comvendor-provided URLhttps://support.a10networks.com/support/security_advisory/a10-acos-file-access-vulnerability/vendor-advisory