Vulnerability in Intel Microcode
CVE-2023-23908
Improper access control in some 3rd Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (16.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 16.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00836.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5474 (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00026.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230824-0003/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-23908?
- CVE-2023-23908 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Microcode, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2023-08-11.
- How severe is CVE-2023-23908?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-23908 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.