What is CVE-2023-5240?

CVE-2023-5240 is a high-severity vulnerability in Devolutions Server, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-10-13.

How severe is CVE-2023-5240?

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

Vulnerability in Devolutions Server

CVE-2023-5240

Improper access control in PAM propagation scripts in Devolutions Server 2023.2.8.0 and ealier allows an attack with permission to manage PAM propagation scripts to retrieve passwords stored in it via a GET request.

Published 2023-10-13 · 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:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Devolutions Server
Devolutions Server — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

devolutions.net/security/advisories/DEVO-2023-0017 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5240?: CVE-2023-5240 is a high-severity vulnerability in Devolutions Server, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-10-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-5240?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.