CVE-2023-43788

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

0.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 29.5% 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

2023-10-10 12:26Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-06 22:59Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-09-22

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

f630e5f264d955988045e515a7e9bbf33c0b949197a15e35e59466cec6dd963a

• access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:2146https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2146vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:2217https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2217vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:2974https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2974vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:3022https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3022vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43788vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2242248https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242248issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
• lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/63IBRFLQVZSMOAZBZOBKFWJP26ILRAGQ/
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• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00005.html