CVE-2023-53154

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

0.26% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 17.3% 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

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

2025-05-23 00:00Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-03 19:28Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-05-23

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Low (CVSS 2.9)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

415a14a35a0086236dde7c052a6f5ef6f3a9764850a180d7f131cb2e83cbf43f

• github.comhttps://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/compare/v1.7.17...v1.7.18
• github.comhttps://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/800
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00014.html