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CVE-2023-45235

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-45235 is a high-severity buffer overflow vulnerability in EDK2's Network Package, specifically affecting the tianocore edk2 implementation. It occurs when handling the Server ID option from a DHCPv6 proxy Advertise message. This vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 8.8, can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker on the adjacent network to achieve a complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 202311CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.3HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.5
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
65.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0122 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 1,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (32)

ciscopatch availablevia llm_extracted
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19674-17086Fixed in: 20230301gitf80f052277c8-40
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18132-16823Fixed in: 20230301gitf80f052277c8-40
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 17374-16823Fixed in: 1.0.1-9
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18131-17084Fixed in: 20240223gitedc6681206c1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 17859-17084Fixed in: 20240223gitedc6681206c1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 hvloader 1.0.1-11 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 1.0.1-3
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 edk2 20230301gitf80f052277c8-41 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 20230301gitf80f052277c8-40
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 edk2 20230301gitf80f052277c8-40 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 20230301gitf80f052277c8-40
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 hvloader 1.0.1-9 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 1.0.1-9
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: azl3 edk2 20240223gitedc6681206c1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0Fixed in: 20240223gitedc6681206c1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Azure Linux 3.0 ARMFixed in: 20240223gitedc6681206c1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 x64Fixed in: 20230301gitf80f052277c8-40
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 x64Fixed in: 1.0.1-3
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 ARMFixed in: 20230301gitf80f052277c8-40
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: azl3 edk2 20230301gitf80f052277c8-37 on Azure Linux 3.0Fixed in: 20240223gitedc6681206c1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 ARMFixed in: 1.0.1-3
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19678-17086Fixed in: 1.0.1-3
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Azure Linux 3.0 x64Fixed in: 20240223gitedc6681206c1-1
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: edk2-0:20231122-6.el9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: edk2-0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: edk2-0:20190829git37eef91017ad-9.el8_2.5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportFixed in: edk2-0:20200602gitca407c7246bf-4.el8_4.6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update ServiceFixed in: edk2-0:20200602gitca407c7246bf-4.el8_4.6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: edk2-0:20200602gitca407c7246bf-4.el8_4.6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportFixed in: edk2-0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-2.el8_6.6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update ServiceFixed in: edk2-0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-2.el8_6.6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: edk2-0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-2.el8_6.6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update SupportFixed in: edk2-0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-4.el8_8.5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: edk2-0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-3.el9_0.5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update SupportFixed in: edk2-0:20221207gitfff6d81270b5-9.el9_2.3
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github_advisoryvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
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Vendor Advisories (4)

ciscollm-cisco-623d3b214f153faeHIGH

HP PC BIOS Security Update for EDK2 NetworkPkg

Oct 24, 2024
microsoft2024-Sep/CVE-2023-45235

CVE-2023-45235

Sep 10, 2024
redhatCVE-2023-45235Important

edk2: Buffer overflow when handling Server ID option from a DHCPv6 proxy Advertise message

Jan 16, 2024
microsoft2024-Jan/CVE-2023-45235Important

Buffer Overflow in EDK II Network Package

Jan 9, 2024

References

lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00007.html
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/132380
packetstormsecurity.com / files/176574/PixieFail-Proof-Of-Concepts.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-hc6x-cw6p-gj7h
Vendor Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/[email protected]/message/SJ42V7O7F4OU6R7QSQQECLB6LDHKZIMQ
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20240307-0011
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/2
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