CVE-2023-5616

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

0.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 12.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. 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

2025-04-15 18:29Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-04-15 20:51Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-10-17

Assigning CNA

canonical

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.9)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-290Authentication Bypass by SpoofingBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

bbb9854b0197c069292d44c5e9b072c56d016d0ba1333c2fff954f19dae0b9cb

• bugs.launchpad.nethttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/2039577issue-tracking
• ubuntu.comhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6554-1vendor-advisory
• ubuntu.comhttps://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5616issue-tracking