What is CVE-2023-38669?

CVE-2023-38669 is a high-severity vulnerability in Paddlepaddle, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2023-07-26.

How severe is CVE-2023-38669?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.

Use After Free in Paddlepaddle

CVE-2023-38669

Use after free in paddle.diagonal in PaddlePaddle before 2.5.0. This resulted in a potentially exploitable condition.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published 2023-07-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Paddlepaddle — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

github.com/PaddlePaddle/Paddle/blob/develop/security/advisory/pdsa-2023-001.md (Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38669?: CVE-2023-38669 is a high-severity vulnerability in Paddlepaddle, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2023-07-26.
How severe is CVE-2023-38669?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.