CVE-2023-26253

Exp

In Gluster GlusterFS 11.0, there is an xlators/mount/fuse/src/fuse-bridge.c notify stack-based buffer over-read.

Published: 2023-02-21 Last update: 2025-03-14 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-26253 is rated Exploit Available (50.8/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-26253

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-26253

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 2026-02-22 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
2 2025-11-24 0.07% 0.04% -0.03%
3 2025-11-21 0.07%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-26253

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-26253

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-26253

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2023-26253 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (glusterfs), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4, open 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-26253
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-26253
suse high CVE-2023-26253 severity important: SUSE including 17 source package names (glusterfs, glusterfs-11.2-bp156.4.3.1, …), 40 product×package rows across 6 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6, … (6 product lines)): Will Not Fix 24, Fixed 16. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-26253/
ubuntu medium CVE-2023-26253 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (glusterfs), 13 status rows across 13 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 5, released 5, needed 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-26253

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-26253

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gluster glusterfs 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:gluster:glusterfs:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-26253

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