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CVE-2023-21968: debian debian_linux Improper Access Control

CVSS: 3.7v3.1LowModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-21968DEBIAN-CVE-2023-21968CGA-37x8-7p3g-xphv
Published 18-04-2023Last modified 28-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-21968 is a low (CVSS 3.7) Improper Access Control vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
15/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
3.7/10
010
Low · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.04%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 45 · Related 32
DLA-3571-1DSA-5430-1DSA-5478-1MGASA-2023-0272OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12891-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12892-1

Timeline

  1. 18-04-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 28-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u361, 8u361-perf, 11.0.18, 17.0.6, 20; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.9, 21.3.5 and 22.3.1. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability can also be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.7 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 6 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.04%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

64%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.04% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.04%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Chainguard22 products
  • openjdk-11-openj9-default-policy< 0.53.0-r0
  • openjdk-14< 14.0.2.12-r7
  • openjdk-15< 15.0.10.5-r7
  • openjdk-16< 16.0.2.7-r7
  • openjdk-17-openj9-default-policy< 0.53.0-r0
Ubuntu7 products
  • openjdk-13All versions (No fix recorded)
  • openjdk-16All versions (No fix recorded)
  • openjdk-17< 17.0.7+7~us1-0ubuntu1~18.04 | < 17.0.7+7~us1-0ubuntu1~20.04 | < 17.0.7+7~us1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2
  • openjdk-18All versions (No fix recorded)
  • openjdk-8< 8u372-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~16.04 | < 8u372-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~18.04 | < 8u372-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~20.04 | < 8u372-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~22.04
Wolfi6 products
  • openjdk-14< 14.0.2.12-r7
  • openjdk-15< 15.0.10.5-r7
  • openjdk-16< 16.0.2.7-r7
  • openjdk-19-jre< 19.0.2.7-r6
  • openjdk-7All versions (No fix recorded)
Netapp5 products
Oracle4 products
  • graalvmEOL20.3.9 | 21.3.5 | 22.3.1
  • jdkEOL1.8.0:update361 | 11.0.18 | 17.0.6 | 20
  • jreEOL1.8.0:update361 | 11.0.18 | 17.0.6 | 20
  • openjdkEOL≥ 11, ≤ 11.0.18 | ≥ 17, ≤ 17.0.6 | 8 | 8:milestone1 | 8:milestone2 | 8:milestone3 | 8:milestone4 | 8:milestone5 | 8:milestone6 | 8:milestone7 | 8:milestone8 | 8:milestone9 | 8:update101 | 8:update102 | 8:update11 | 8:update111 | 8:update112 | 8:update121 | 8:update131 | 8:update141 | 8:update151 | 8:update152 | 8:update161 | 8:update162 | 8:update171 | 8:update172 | 8:update181 | 8:update191 | 8:update192 | 8:update20 | 8:update201 | 8:update202 | 8:update211 | 8:update212 | 8:update221 | 8:update222 | 8:update231 | 8:update232 | 8:update241 | 8:update242 | 8:update25 | 8:update252 | 8:update262 | 8:update271 | 8:update281 | 8:update282 | 8:update291 | 8:update301 | 8:update302 | 8:update31 | 8:update312 | 8:update322 | 8:update332 | 8:update342 | 8:update352 | 8:update362 | 8:update40 | 8:update45 | 8:update5 | 8:update51 | 8:update60 | 8:update65 | 8:update66 | 8:update71 | 8:update72 | 8:update73 | 8:update74 | 8:update77 | 8:update91 | 8:update92 | 20
Debian2 products
  • openjdk-17< 17.0.7+7-1~deb12u1
  • debian_linuxEOL10.0 | 11.0 | 12.0
Oracle corporation1 product
  • java se jdk and jreOracle Java SE:8u361 | Oracle Java SE:8u361-perf | Oracle Java SE:11.0.18 | Oracle Java SE:17.0.6 | Oracle Java SE:20 | Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition:20.3.9 | Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition:21.3.5 | Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition:22.3.1

7 vendors · 47 products

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