CVE-2023-53217

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 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

0.16% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 6.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (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: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

2025-09-15 14:21Z11 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 19:40Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-09-15

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

No CWE assigned

Data version

5.2

Document digest

40fb6c8ff56c03028e626c3fd447c26348eaa095ebc175a2ea953e7bae8dffb1

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f70407e8e0272e00d133c5e039168ff1bae6bcac
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c06edf13f4cf7f9e8ff4bc6f7e951e4f074dc105
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67e3b5230cefed1eca470c460a2035f02986cebb
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9877533e1401dbbb2c7da8badda05d196aa07623
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a03f2f4bd49030f57849227be9ba38a3eb1edb61
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e96647cff9224db564a1cee6efccb13dbe11ee2