Is CVE-2023-53908 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-53908 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-53908?

CVE-2023-53908 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-53908?

CVE-2023-53908 has an EPSS score of 0.29% (21th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-53908

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

HiSecOS 04.0.01 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated users to modify their access role through XML-based NETCONF configuration. Attackers can send crafted XML payloads to the /mops_data endpoint with a specific role value to elevate their user privileges to administrative level.

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.29%probability of exploitation in 30 days

21stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 21% of all known CVEs.

References

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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 2026-04-02.