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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.9

CVE-2023-32189 json

Insecure handling SSH key in SUSE Manager when bootstrapping new clients

published 2024-10-16 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-36454

cvss
5.9
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.1%
EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 3%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Insecure handling of ssh keys used to bootstrap clients allows local attackers to potentially gain access to the keys

Patch / fix

  • SUSE SUSE Manager Server Module 4.3 4.3.27-150400.3.38.2
  • release-notes-susemanager Manager Server 4.3 4.3.11-150400.3.100.1
  • release-notes-susemanager-proxy Manager Proxy 4.3 4.3.11-150400.3.79.1
  • jose4j Manager Server Module 4.3 0.5.1-150400.3.6.2
  • cobbler Manager Server Module 4.3 3.3.3-150400.5.39.5
  • spacecmd Manager Server Module 4.3, Manager Proxy Module 4.3 4.3.26-150400.3.33.5
  • mgr-daemon Manager Proxy Module 4.3 4.3.8-150400.3.12.5
  • susemanager Manager Server Module 4.3 4.3.34-150400.3.45.5
  • spacewalk-web Manager Server Module 4.3, Manager Proxy Module 4.3 4.3.37-150400.3.39.7

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2024:0513-1SUSE-SU-2024:0485-1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA 4.0 6.4 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
CNA 4.0 6.4 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected products

  • SUSE SUSE Manager Server Module 4.3

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.