CVE-2023-43040

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

2.54% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 83.6% 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

2024-05-13 02:18Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-04 19:25Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-09-15

Assigning CNA

ibm

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-1220Insufficient Granularity of Access ControlBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

68da30108c1faffdc9cb600bd6b36f38b1f5f86e4b2264cb2deae97b4ae6d02d

• www.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7151040vendor-advisory
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/266807vdb-entry
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00025.html
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00034.html