CVE-2023-5719

Q: How do I fix CVE-2023-5719?

Upgrade crimson to 3.2 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2023-5719 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-5719 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.51% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 41% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2023-5719?

CVE-2023-5719 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2023-5719 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for crimson (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Crimson 3.2 Windows-based configuration tool allows users with administrative access to define new passwords for users and to download the resulting security configuration to a device. If such a password contains the percent (%) character, invalid values will be included, potentially truncating the string if a NUL is encountered. If the simplified password is not detected by the administrator, the device might be left in a vulnerable state as a result of more-easily compromised credentials. Note that passwords entered via the Crimson system web server do not suffer from this vulnerability.

CWE-158

How to fix

Remediation Available

crimsonNVD

Affected:< 3.2Fixed in:3.2CVE-2023-5719derived from NVD

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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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.51%probability of exploitation in 30 days

41stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 41% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.redlion.net

Third-Party Advisory1

cisa.gov

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-158 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-47812	Critical	10.0	95%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2009-1537	High	8.8	51%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-20812	Critical	9.0	1.8%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-14500	Critical	10.0	1.7%	-	-
CVE-2020-7928	Medium	6.5	1.4%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-20813	Critical	9.0	1.1%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2023-5719?

Upgrade crimson to 3.2 or later.

Is CVE-2023-5719 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-5719 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.51% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 41% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2023-5719?

CVE-2023-5719 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2023-5719 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for crimson (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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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.