CVE-2023-5408

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

1.11% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 63.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

Important. 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

2023-11-02 02:55Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-07 09:40Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-10-04

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.2)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

9d38dd92ca8e440c10181719c52bb1f903e2ae843bebcd8787db3dfec4daa65b

• access.redhat.comRHSA-2023:5006https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5006vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2023:6130https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6130vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2023:6842https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6842vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2023:7479https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7479vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5408vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2242173https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242173issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
• github.comhttps://github.com/openshift/kubernetes/pull/1736