CVE-2023-40300 is a critical vulnerability affecting NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE 3.8, stemming from a hardcoded cryptographic key (CWE-798). With a CVSS score of 9.8, this flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to achieve complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability over the network with low attack complexity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.8.0-0.2349.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscout:ngeniuspulse:3.8.0-0.2349.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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