CVE-2023-45322

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

0.96% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 61.5% 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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-15.

Red Hat severity

Low. 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

2023-10-06 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-10-14 23:51Z14 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2023-10-06

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-416Use After FreeVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

ebe5546b9522af576ade58fce6ea9562f209dec3b60a125cbb4b768e75bc67ba

• gitlab.gnome.orghttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/583
• gitlab.gnome.orghttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/344
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20231006 CVE-2023-45322: Use-after-free in libxml2 through 2.11.5http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/06/5mailing-list
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00028.html
• cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html