What is CVE-2026-23893?

CVE-2026-23893 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opencryptoki, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-01-22.

How severe is CVE-2026-23893?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Opencryptoki

CVE-2026-23893

openCryptoki is a PKCS#11 library and provides tooling for Linux and AIX. Versions 2.3.2 and above are vulnerable to symlink-following when running in privileged contexts. A token-group user can redirect file operations to arbitrary filesy…

EPSS: 0.002 (5.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Opencryptoki — versions >= 2.3.2
Opencryptoki_project Opencryptoki

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-23893?: CVE-2026-23893 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opencryptoki, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-01-22.
How severe is CVE-2026-23893?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.