CVE-2023-28205
Actively exploited. CVE-2023-28205 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-04-10) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Public exploit code is available. Proof-of-concept or working exploit code for CVE-2023-28205 is indexed in GitHub PoC. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation.
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux to execute arbitrary code, bypass security measures, disclose confidential information, cause a denial-of-service condition, escalate privileges, and manipulate data.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux enable remote code execution, security bypass, information disclosure, denial of service, privilege escalation, and data manipulation.
- Who is affected
- All Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems running affected versions.
- Urgency
- High priority; remote code execution and privilege escalation across core OS require immediate patching.
- Action
- Apply all Red Hat Enterprise Linux security updates for the listed CVEs without delay.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 98% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2023-28205 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
- GitHub PoCPublic proof-of-concept repositories on GitHub reference this CVE.look it up ↗
Advisory coverage (2)
- high[UPDATE] [high] Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-04
- criticalexploitedCVE-2023-28205: Apple Multiple Products WebKit Use-After-Free Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2023-04-10
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