CVE-2023-34437 | Baker Hughes Bently Nevada 3500 System Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Baker Hughes – Bently Nevada 3500 System TDI Firmware version 5.05 contains a vulnerability in their password retrieval functionality which could allow an attacker to access passwords stored on the device.

Published: 2023-10-18 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-34437 is rated Moderate Risk (42.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.46%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-34437

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 2026-06-15 0.15% 0.46% +0.31%
2 2025-03-30 0.33% 0.15% -0.19%
3 2025-03-29 0.33%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-34437

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:H/I:N/A:N 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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
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:H/I:N/A:N 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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-34437

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-34437

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
bakerhughes bentley_nevada_3500_system_firmware 5.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:bakerhughes:bentley_nevada_3500_system_firmware:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-34437

URL Tags
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-269-05 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
cvelogic Threat Intelligence