CVE-2023-5183 json
Authenticated RCE due to unsafe JSON deserialization
published 2023-09-26 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-57520
- cvss
- 9.9
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.8%
- EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Unsafe deserialization of untrusted JSON allows execution of arbitrary code on affected releases of the Illumio PCE. Authentication to the API is required to exploit this vulnerability. The flaw exists within the network_traffic API endpoint. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the PCE’s operating system user.
Patch / fix
- illumio core_policy_compute_engine 19.3.7, 21.2.8, 21.5.36, 22.2.42, 22.5.31, 23.2.11
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
1.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Illumio Core PCE
- illumio core_policy_compute_engine
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-5183
- NVD CVE-2023-5183
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