CVE-2023-3669 | CODESYS: Missing Brute-Force protection in CODESYS Development System

A missing Brute-Force protection in CODESYS Development System prior to 3.5.19.20 allows a local attacker to have unlimited attempts of guessing the password within an import dialog.

Published: 2023-08-03 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-3669 is rated Low Risk (14.6/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.14%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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-2023-3669

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 0.04% 0.14% +0.10%
2 2023-08-04 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-3669

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.3 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N 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:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.8 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-3669

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-3669

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
codesys development_system < 3.5.19.20 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:development_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-3669

URL Tags
https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2023-023 Third Party Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence