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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.8

CVE-2023-23958 json

Symantec Protection Engine Hash Leak Vulnerability

published 2023-09-26 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-28023

cvss
6.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Symantec Protection Engine, prior to 9.1.0, may be susceptible to a Hash Leak vulnerability.

Patch / fix

  • symantec protection_engine 9.1.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Symantec Symantec Protection Engine

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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