CVE-2023-52426

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

0.37% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 30.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

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

2024-02-04 00:00Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-04 18:21Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-02-04

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-776Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

0fedfa7f5fb2285b9d163e2862134ca8e72be8309978ee512743335c51f71f5b

• github.comhttps://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/777
• github.comhttps://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/commit/0f075ec8ecb5e43f8fdca5182f8cca4703da0404
• cwe.mitre.orghttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/776.html
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2024-fbe1f0c1aahttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PNRIHC7DVVRAIWFRGV23Y6UZXFBXSQDB/vendor-advisory
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2024-b8656bc059https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WNUBSGZFEZOBHJFTAD42SAN4ATW2VEMV/vendor-advisory
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0005/
• lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PNRIHC7DVVRAIWFRGV23Y6UZXFBXSQDB/