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CVE-2023-45859

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2024-02-28
  • Fixed in5.3.5 · 5.2.5
  • WeaknessCWE-922

Am I affected?

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Description

In Hazelcast through 4.1.10, 4.2 through 4.2.8, 5.0 through 5.0.5, 5.1 through 5.1.7, 5.2 through 5.2.4, and 5.3 through 5.3.2, some client operations don't check permissions properly, allowing authenticated users to access data stored in the cluster.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-02-2822:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Hazelcast
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.3≥ 5.3.0, < 5.3.55.3.5
5.2≥ 5.2.0, < 5.2.55.2.5
4.1≤ 4.1.10no fix published
4.2≥ 4.2.0, ≤ 4.2.8no fix published
5.0≥ 5.0.0, ≤ 5.0.5no fix published
5.1≥ 5.1.0, ≤ 5.1.7no fix published
4.2≥ 4.2, ≤ 4.2.8no fix published
5.0≥ 5.0, ≤ 5.0.5no fix published
5.1≥ 5.1, ≤ 5.1.7no fix published
hazelcast-all
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.2≥ 4.2, ≤ 4.2.8no fix published
4.1≤ 4.1.10no fix published

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

Fix

  1. Update Hazelcast to 5.3.5 · 5.2.5

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

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Published
2024-02-28
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-45859?

In Hazelcast through 4.1.10, 4.2 through 4.2.8, 5.0 through 5.0.5, 5.1 through 5.1.7, 5.2 through 5.2.4, and 5.3 through 5.3.2, some client operations don't check permissions properly, allowing authenticated users to access data stored in the cluster.

Is CVE-2023-45859 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-45859 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.5% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-45859?

CVE-2023-45859 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.6 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.

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