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CVE-2023-36496: ping identity pingdirectory Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 01-02-2024Last modified 17-06-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-36496 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in ping identity pingdirectory. EPSS estimates a 0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.52%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 01-02-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-06-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Delegated Admin Privilege virtual attribute provider plugin, when enabled, allows an authenticated user to elevate their permissions in the Directory Server.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.52%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

43%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.52% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.52%

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

Ping identity1 product
  • pingdirectory≥ 8.3, ≤ 8.3.0.8 | ≥ 9.0, ≤ 9.0.0.5 | ≥ 9.1, ≤ 9.1.0.2 | ≥ 9.2, ≤ 9.2.0.1 | ≥ 9.3, < 9.3.0.1
Pingidentity1 product
  • pingdirectory≥ 8.3.0.0, ≤ 8.3.0.8 | ≥ 9.0.0.0, ≤ 9.0.0.5 | ≥ 9.1.0.0, ≤ 9.1.0.2 | 9.2.0.0 | 9.2.0.1 | 9.3.0.0 | 9.3.0.1

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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