What is CVE-2023-48952?

CVE-2023-48952 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openlinksw Virtuoso, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-11-29.

How severe is CVE-2023-48952?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Deserialization in Openlinksw Virtuoso

CVE-2023-48952

An issue in the box_deserialize_reusing function in openlink virtuoso-opensource v7.2.11 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) after running a SELECT statement.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

Published 2023-11-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Openlinksw Virtuoso — versions 7.2.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References

github.com/openlink/virtuoso-opensource/issues/1175 (Exploit, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-48952?: CVE-2023-48952 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openlinksw Virtuoso, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-11-29.
How severe is CVE-2023-48952?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.