Is CVE-2023-5536 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-5536 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-5536?

CVE-2023-5536 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-5536?

CVE-2023-5536 has an EPSS score of 0.24% (16th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5536?

Upgrade ubuntu linux to 24.04 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-5536

MEDIUM

5.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A feature in LXD (LP#1829071), affects the default configuration of Ubuntu Server which allows privileged users in the lxd group to escalate their privilege to root without requiring a sudo password.

CWE-276

How to fix

Remediation Available

ubuntu linuxNVD

Affected:< 24.04Fixed in:24.04CVE-2023-5536derived 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 ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days

16thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 16% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory3

Third-Party Advisory1

cve.mitre.org

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2013-0632	Critical	9.8	94%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-11610	High	8.8	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-29919	Critical	9.1	60%	-	-
CVE-2019-17124	Critical	9.8	23%	-	-
CVE-2020-12608	High	7.8	22%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-3437	Critical	9.8	16%	-	Fix

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