What is CVE-2023-38699?

CVE-2023-38699 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mindsdb, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2023-08-04.

How severe is CVE-2023-38699?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mindsdb

CVE-2023-38699

MindsDB's AI Virtual Database allows developers to connect any AI/ML model to any datasource. Prior to version 23.7.4.0, a call to requests with `verify=False` disables SSL certificate checks. This rule enforces always verifying SSL certificates for methods in the Requests library. In version 23.7.4.0, certificates are validated by default, which is the desired behavior.

Published 2023-08-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (20.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 20.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Mindsdb — versions < 23.7.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-311 — Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

References

github.com/mindsdb/mindsdb/security/advisories/GHSA-8hx6-qv6f-xgcw (Vendor Advisory)
github.com/mindsdb/mindsdb/commit/083afcf6567cf51aa7d89ea892fd97689919053b (Patch)
github.com/mindsdb/mindsdb/releases/tag/v23.7.4.0 (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38699?: CVE-2023-38699 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mindsdb, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2023-08-04.
How severe is CVE-2023-38699?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.