Is CVE-2023-42138 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-42138 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-42138?

CVE-2023-42138 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-42138?

CVE-2023-42138 has an EPSS score of 0.19% (8th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-42138?

Upgrade kv replay viewer to 2.63 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-42138

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in KV STUDIO Ver. 11.62 and earlier and KV REPLAY VIEWER Ver. 2.62 and earlier. If this vulnerability is exploited, information may be disclosed or arbitrary code may be executed by having a user of KV STUDIO PLAYER open a specially crafted file.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available

kv replay viewerNVD

Affected:< 2.63Fixed in:2.63CVE-2023-42138derived from NVD

kv studioNVD

Affected:< 11.63Fixed in:11.63CVE-2023-42138derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.19%probability of exploitation in 30 days

8thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 8% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

keyence.com

Third-Party Advisory1

jvn.jp

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0160	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-5777	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-4034	High	7.8	95%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-21769	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-49285	High	8.6	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8794	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.