CVE-2023-5044

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

59.56% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 99.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

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

2023-10-25 19:19Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-06-12 14:53Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-09-18

Assigning CNA

kubernetes

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.6)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

94adfcf3f0a555041e591124e316847a6739cf1da5b14bc14ed191b5ecf8c4dc

• github.comhttps://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/issues/10572issue-tracking
• groups.google.comhttps://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/ukuYYvRNel0mailing-list
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/25/3
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0012/