What is CVE-2023-40302?

CVE-2023-40302 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netscout Ngeniuspulse, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2023-12-07.

How severe is CVE-2023-40302?

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

Vulnerability in Netscout Ngeniuspulse

CVE-2023-40302

NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE 3.8 has Weak File Permissions Vulnerability

Published 2023-12-07 · 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: 0.008 (56.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.1% 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

Netscout Ngeniuspulse — versions 3.8.0-0.2349.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

www.netscout.com/securityadvisories (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40302?: CVE-2023-40302 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netscout Ngeniuspulse, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2023-12-07.
How severe is CVE-2023-40302?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.