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CVE-2023-45233

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2024-01-16
  • WeaknessCWE-835

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Description

EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to an infinite lop vulnerability when parsing a PadN option in the Destination Options header of IPv6. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Availability.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-01-1616:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Tianocore edk2
BranchAffectedFixed in
202311.x≤ 202311no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

  • ICSA-26-141-02 CISA9 products fixed · 10 known affected

    ABB B&R PCs

    ABB APC4100 <1.09 · ABB APC910 <=1.25 · ABB C80 <1.14 · +7 more

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix CISA ICSA-26-141-02 · 10 productsThe problems are corrected in the following product versions: - APC4100 1.09 - APC910 No patch will be released (Please refer to the mitigation measures specified in this advisory). - C80 1.14 - MPC3100 1.24 - PPC1200 1.14 - PPC900 2.16 - APC2200 1.35 - PPC2200 1.35 - APC3100 1.45 - PPC3…
  2. Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-26-141-02 · 10 productsDeactivate the vulnerable component - The vulnerabilities exist in the Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) of the UEFI firmware. If this functionality is not needed, it is recommended to disable it in the UEFI settings, thus making the vulnerabilities not exploitable. Limit accessibility - If P…

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2024-01-20
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
  • CNACVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-835read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-835read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.1 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2024-01-16
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-45233?

EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to an infinite lop vulnerability when parsing a PadN option in the Destination Options header of IPv6. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Availability.

Is CVE-2023-45233 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2023-45233, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-45233?

CVE-2023-45233 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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