CVE-2023-43017

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

0.55% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 46.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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

2024-02-07 16:10Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-03 21:49Z11 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-09-15

Assigning CNA

ibm

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.2)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-295Improper Certificate ValidationBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

24026014213a6d10ee457c9c72815815e3285852396a29e6be25a92a235b83f1

• www.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7106586vendor-advisory
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/266155vdb-entry
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/0