CVE-2023-23583

Sequence of processor instructions leads to unexpected behavior for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or information disclosure and/or denial of service via local access.

Published: 2023-11-14 Last update: 2025-01-07 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-23583 is rated Moderate Risk (53.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.29%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-23583

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-21 0.04% 0.29% +0.25%
2 2025-11-21 0.09% 0.04% -0.06%
3 2025-11-18 0.09%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-23583

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.0 6.0 [email protected]
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-23583

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-23583

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2023-23583: 1 source package rows (intel-ucode); 7 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 7, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-23583
debian not yet assigned CVE-2023-23583 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (intel-microcode), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-23583
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-23583
suse high CVE-2023-23583 severity important: SUSE including 10 source package names (microcode_ctl-1.17-102.83.81.1, ucode-intel-20231113-150200.32.1, …), 57 product×package rows across 57 product lines (Image SLES12-SP5-SAP-Azure-LI-BYOS-Production, Image SLES12-SP5-SAP-Azure-VLI-BYOS-Production, … (57 product lines)): Fixed 57. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-23583/
ubuntu high CVE-2023-23583 high priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (intel-microcode), 8 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, lunar, mantic, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 6, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-23583

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-23583

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
intel core_i3-10100y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-10100y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-10110u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-10110u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-10110y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-10110y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-1005g1_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-1005g1_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-10500h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-10500h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-10200h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-10200h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-10310u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-10310u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-10300h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-10300h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-10400h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-10400h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-10210u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-10210u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-10210y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-10210y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-10310y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-10310y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-1035g1_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-1035g1_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-1035g4_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-1035g4_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-1035g7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-1035g7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10870h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10870h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10610u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10610u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10810u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10810u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10750h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10750h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10850h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10850h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10875h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10875h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10510u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10510u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10510y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10510y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10710u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10710u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-1065g7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-1065g7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-10885h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-10885h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-10980hk_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-10980hk_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-11100he_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-11100he_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-1115g4e_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-1115g4e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-1115gre_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-1115gre_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11500he_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11500he_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-1145g7e_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-1145g7e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-1145gre_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-1145gre_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11400_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11400_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11400f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11400f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11400t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11400t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11500_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11500_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11500t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11500t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11600_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11600_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11600k_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11600k_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11600kf_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11600kf_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11600t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11600t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-11850he_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-11850he_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-1185g7e_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-1185g7e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-1185gre_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-1185gre_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-11700_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-11700_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-11700f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-11700f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-11700k_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-11700k_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-11700kf_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-11700kf_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-11700t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-11700t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-11900_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-11900_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-11900f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-11900f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-11900k_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-11900k_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-11900kf_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-11900kf_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-11900t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-11900t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-11900h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-11900h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-11950h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-11950h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-11980hk_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-11980hk_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-11600h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-11600h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-11390h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-11390h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-1195g7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-1195g7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-11800h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-11800h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-11850h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-11850h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-11370h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-11370h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-11375h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-11375h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-1180g7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-1180g7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-1160g7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-1160g7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-1165g7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-1165g7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-1185g7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-1185g7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11320h cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i5-11320h:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-1155g7 cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i5-1155g7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11260h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11260h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11400h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11400h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11500h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11500h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11300h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11300h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-1140g7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-1140g7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-1145g7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-1145g7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-1135g7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-1135g7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-1130g7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-1130g7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-1120g4_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-1120g4_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-23583

URL Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/14/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/14/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/14/6 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/14/7 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/14/8 Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/14/9 Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00012.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231116-0015/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5563 Third Party Advisory
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00950.html Vendor Advisory
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