Vulnerability in Docker Machine

CVE-2023-40453

Docker Machine through 0.16.2 allows an attacker, who has control of a worker node, to provide crafted version data, which might potentially trick an administrator into performing an unsafe action (via escape sequence injection), or might have a data size that causes a denial of service to a bastion node. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

EPSS: 0.009 (56.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40453?
CVE-2023-40453 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Docker Machine, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-11-07.
How severe is CVE-2023-40453?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-40453 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.