CVE-2023-50976

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.
• AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total 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

0.99% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 59.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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

2023-12-17 00:00Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-05-20 18:23Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-12-17

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-862Missing AuthorizationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

c849ffa7d951c42269512d6ff3c8c4478283447cfc635b8ab11044ccbfae455b

• github.comhttps://github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/pull/14969
• github.comhttps://github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/pull/15060
• github.comhttps://github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/issues/15048
• github.comhttps://github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/compare/v23.1.20...v23.1.21
• github.comhttps://github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/compare/v23.2.17...v23.2.18