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CVE-2023-45167

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-45167 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Python implementation within IBM AIX 7.3 and IBM VIOS. A non-privileged local user can exploit this weakness, which has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), to cause a system disruption. While the attack complexity is low, the impact is limited to availability, with no known active exploits, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.2MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.5
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
16.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0025 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

aix.software.ibm.com / aix/efixes/security/python_advisory6.asc
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/267965
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/pages/node/7068084
Vendor Advisory