CVE-2023-4735

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

0.59% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 48.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-23.

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

2023-09-02 17:46Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-06-23 17:19Z4 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-09-02

Assigning CNA

@huntrdev

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses

• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

82c2f1e4359c8c873ca157297ba210988c67dd8744e8bdd95074d8b15155d43f

• huntr.devhttps://huntr.dev/bounties/fc83bde3-f621-42bd-aecb-8c1ae44cba51
• github.comhttps://github.com/vim/vim/commit/889f6af37164775192e33b233a90e86fd3df0f57
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24