Vulnerability · Published Sep 26, 2023 · Assigned by Illumio
CVE-2023-5183Authenticated RCE due to unsafe JSON deserialization
Critical 9.9
In plain English
A critical-severity unsafe deserialization in Core PCE from Illumio. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.8% (higher than 79% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.9Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.8%top 21.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Unsafe deserialization of untrusted JSON allows execution of arbitrary code on affected releases of the Illumio PCE. Authentication to the API is required to exploit this vulnerability. The flaw exists within the network_traffic API endpoint. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the PCE’s operating system user.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-502 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H