What is CVE-2023-40300?

CVE-2023-40300 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netscout Ngeniuspulse, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-12-07.

How severe is CVE-2023-40300?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Netscout Ngeniuspulse

CVE-2023-40300

NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE 3.8 has a Hardcoded Cryptographic Key.

EPSS: 0.007 (49.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Netscout Ngeniuspulse — versions 3.8.0-0.2349.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40300?: CVE-2023-40300 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netscout Ngeniuspulse, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-12-07.
How severe is CVE-2023-40300?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.