CVE-2023-46446

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• 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

0.86% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 58.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

2023-11-14 00:00Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-02-25 17:20Z8 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-10-23

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-639Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled KeyBase
• CWE-372Incomplete Internal State DistinctionBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

ca775c75fa9226357fdddb7b9603e56c83aedc9c0cf8efdc5f43b1e99136f581

• github.comhttps://github.com/ronf/asyncssh/security/advisories/GHSA-c35q-ffpf-5qpm
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-d2956318e4https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ME34ROZWMDK5KLMZKTSA422XVJZ7IMTE/vendor-advisory
• www.terrapin-attack.comhttps://www.terrapin-attack.com
• github.comhttps://github.com/ronf/asyncssh/blob/develop/docs/changes.rst
• github.comhttps://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c35q-ffpf-5qpm
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176280/Terrapin-SSH-Connection-Weakening.html
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231222-0001/
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00042.html