CVE-2023-4693
Low
No strong exploitation signal.
CVSS base
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.5%
41.5th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-125
Published 2023-10-25 · modified 2026-07-21
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | H | High |
| Privileges Required | H | High |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | C | Changed |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | N | None |
| Availability | N | None |
Timeline
- 2023-10-25 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-07-21 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found on grub2's NTFS filesystem driver. This issue may allow a physically present attacker to present a specially crafted NTFS file system image to read arbitrary memory locations. A successful attack allows sensitive data cached in memory or EFI variable values to be leaked, presenting a high Confidentiality risk.
Affected
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2456
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3184
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4693
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2238343
- exploit https://dfir.ru/2023/10/03/cve-2023-4692-cve-2023-4693-vulnerabilities-in-the-grub-boot-manager/
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2023-10/msg00028.html
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2023/q4/37
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2456
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3184
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4693
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2238343
- exploit https://dfir.ru/2023/10/03/cve-2023-4692-cve-2023-4693-vulnerabilities-in-the-grub-boot-manager/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00007.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FUU42E7CPYLATXOYVYNW6YTXXULAOV6L/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OIRJ5UZRXX2KLR4IKBJEQUNGOCXMMDLY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PERFILCHFEUGG3OAMC6W55P6DDIBZK4Q/
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2023-10/msg00028.html
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2023/q4/37
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-14
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231208-0002/