What is CVE-2023-37572?

CVE-2023-37572 is a high-severity vulnerability in Softing Opc, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-12-05.

How severe is CVE-2023-37572?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Softing Opc

CVE-2023-37572

Softing OPC Suite version 5.25 and before has Incorrect Access Control, allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via weak permissions in OSF_discovery service. The service executable could be changed or the service could be deleted.

Published 2023-12-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-31.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 48.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Softing Opc

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

industrial.softing.com/fileadmin/psirt/downloads/2023/syt-2023-5.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-37572?: CVE-2023-37572 is a high-severity vulnerability in Softing Opc, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-12-05.
How severe is CVE-2023-37572?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.