CVE-2023-43090

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

0.30% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 22.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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

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

2023-09-22 05:02Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-02 19:37Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-09-15

Assigning CNA

fedora

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-862Missing AuthorizationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

2b5ac5fad22d4b51077e61f19d71cbadbc138ec08c180f6e7c8ba0a6d808e097

• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43090vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2239087https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2239087issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
• gitlab.gnome.orghttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/6990
• gitlab.gnome.orghttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2944