CVE-2023-48706

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

0.54% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 45.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-17.

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

2023-11-22 22:03Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-06-23 17:19Z4 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-11-17

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Low (CVSS 3.6)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-416Use After FreeVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

ac5cdadc8ecaea3a335f9a4a4a86b02c06a394ce3c9a9ee6564ee6fbbb7a63a0

• github.comhttps://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-c8qm-x72m-q53qx_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/vim/vim/pull/13552x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/vim/vim/commit/26c11c56888d01e298cd8044caf860f3c26f57bbx_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/gandalf4a/crash_report/blob/main/vim/vim_huafx_refsource_MISC
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/22/3
• lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DNMFS3IH74KEMMESOA3EOB6MZ56TWGFF/
• lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IVA7K73WHQH4KVFDJQ7ELIUD2WK5ZT5E/
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240105-0001/