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CVE-2023-27538: libcurl from 7.16.1 (inclusive), before 8.0.0 (exclusive); +14 more affected products

CVE-2023-27538. CVSS 3.1 base score 5.5 (MEDIUM, NVD). EPSS 0.01246 (percentile 0.68556), scored 13-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

libcurl · from 7.16.1 (inclusive), before 8.0.0 (exclusive)
haxx

fedora · 36
fedoraproject

debian linux · 10.0
debian

active iq unified manager · Version not applicable in the source CPE
netapp

clustered data ontap · 9.0
netapp

brocade fabric operating system firmware · Version not applicable in the source CPE
broadcom

h300s firmware · Version not applicable in the source CPE
netapp

h500s firmware · Version not applicable in the source CPE
netapp

h700s firmware · Version not applicable in the source CPE
netapp

h410s firmware · Version not applicable in the source CPE
netapp

universal forwarder · from 8.2.0 (inclusive), before 8.2.12 (exclusive)
splunk

universal forwarder · from 9.0.0 (inclusive), before 9.0.6 (exclusive)
splunk

universal forwarder · 9.1.0
splunk

https://github.com/curl/curl · Fixed in 8.0.0
Vendor not specified by the source

SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · V3.1.0 to before V3.1.5
Siemens

SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · V3.1.0 to before V3.1.5
Siemens

SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · V3.1.0 to before V3.1.5
Siemens

Description’s affected range: prior to v8.0.0 where it reuses a previously established SSH connection despite the fact that an SSH option was modified

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Local · No privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 5.5/10) rates confidentiality impact as high; integrity and availability impact as none. Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.7/10) rates confidentiality and availability impact as high; integrity impact as none. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published

CWE
CWE-287, CWE-305
CCR priority
22.3 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1
5.5 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N · NVD
EPSS
0.01246 · percentile 0.68556 · 2026-10-13
KEV
no

Provenance

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2023-27538.html