CVE-2023-35856

Exp

A buffer overflow in Nintendo Mario Kart Wii RMCP01, RMCE01, RMCJ01, and RMCK01 can be exploited by a game client to execute arbitrary code on a client's machine via a crafted packet.

Published: 2023-06-19 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-35856 is rated High Exploit Risk (61.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). 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-2023-35856

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-35856

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 2026-03-14 0.05% 0.07% +0.02%
2 2025-11-21 0.32% 0.05% -0.27%
3 2025-11-18 0.32%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-35856

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: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.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-35856

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-35856

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nintendo mario_kart_wii rmce01 cpe:2.3:a:nintendo:mario_kart_wii:rmce01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nintendo mario_kart_wii rmcj01 cpe:2.3:a:nintendo:mario_kart_wii:rmcj01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nintendo mario_kart_wii rmck01 cpe:2.3:a:nintendo:mario_kart_wii:rmck01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nintendo mario_kart_wii rmcp01 cpe:2.3:a:nintendo:mario_kart_wii:rmcp01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-35856

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