CVE-2023-5366
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Open vSwitch fails to match packets on the nd_target field in neighbor discovery, bypassing intended filtering.
- Who is affected
- Open vSwitch deployments using nd_target field in flow rules for IPv6 neighbor discovery filtering.
- Urgency
- High severity (CVSS 7.1) bypass of packet filtering rules; allows unintended traffic to pass through switches.
- Action
- Upgrade Open vSwitch to patched version that correctly matches nd_target field in packet flows.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.39% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 32% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- highCVE-2023-5366: Openvswitch don't match packets on nd_target fieldmsrc · 2026-08-06
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