CVE-2023-7216

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 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

0.89% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 59.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

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

2024-02-05 15:12Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-02-25 19:39Z8 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-01-05

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

38d8d06bb89d507dab03e81cfbadeaa06e9541c8cee2758fa47daf2c6fbb90a2

• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-7216vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2249901https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249901issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT