CVE-2023-5909
Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch in PTC KEPServerEx
02 Description
Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch in PTC KEPServerEx
03 Exploitation and scoring
- 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.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 37.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-11-30 22:05Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-02-25 17:20Z8 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-11-01
- Assigning CNA
- icscert
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- ceb166b959be85f48901cc3b9e93652c44fe43625c63ff0bf386b538424e8595
05 Affected products
06 References
07 Remediation
PTC has released and recommends users to update to the following versions: * KEPServerEX should upgrade to v6.15 or later * ThingWorx Kepware Server should upgrade to v6.15 or later * ThingWorx Industrial Connectivity should upgrade to ThingWorx Kepware Server v6.15 or later * OPC-Aggregator should upgrade to v6.15 or later * ThingWorx Kepware Edge: Upgrade to v1.8 or later Refer to secure configuration guide here https://www.ptc.com/en/support/refdoc/ThingWorx_Kepware_Server/6.15/ThingWorx%20Kepware%20Server%20Secure%20Deployment%20Guide If additional questions remain, please contact PTC Technical Support https://support.ptc.com/apps/case_logger_viewer/cs/auth/ssl/log For more information, see PTC's advisory https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS405439 .