9.4

CVE-2023-22644: JWT token compromise can allow malicious actions including Remote Code Execution (RCE)

Modified
AliasesSUSE-RU-2023:2566-1SUSE-RU-2023:2595-1SUSE-SU-2023:4758-1
Published 20-09-2023Last modified 07-04-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-22644 is a critical (CVSS 9.4) Generation of Incorrect Security Tokens vulnerability in suse manager_server. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 9.4 (CVE.org); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 0% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.4/10
010
Critical · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.46%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 5

Timeline

  1. 20-09-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A user can reverse engineer the JWT token (JSON Web Token) used in authentication for Manager and API access, forging a valid NeuVector Token to perform malicious activity in NeuVector. This can lead to an RCE.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.46%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

40%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.46% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Suse62 products
  • branch-network-formula&distro=SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2< 0.1.1680167239.23f2fec-150300.3.6.2
  • branch-network-formula&distro=SUSE Manager Server Module 4.3< 0.1.1680167239.23f2fec-150400.3.3.3
  • cobbler&distro=SUSE Manager Server Module 4.3< 3.3.3-150400.5.25.3
  • cpu-mitigations-formula&distro=SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2< 0.5.0-150300.3.6.2
  • cpu-mitigations-formula&distro=SUSE Manager Server Module 4.3< 0.5.0-150400.3.3.3
Github.com/neuvector1 product
  • neuvector< 0.0.0-20231003121714-be746957ee7c

2 vendors · 63 products

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