HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2023-22738
MEDIUM

CVE-2023-22738

CWE-281Published: March 1, 2023· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

6.5
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

vantage6 is a privacy preserving federated learning infrastructure for secure insight exchange. Assigning existing users to a different organizations is currently possible. It may lead to unintended access: if a user from organization A is accidentally assigned to organization B, they will retain their permissions and therefore might be able to access stuff they should not be allowed to access. This issue is patched in version 3.8.0.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2023-22738 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), with a CVSS base score of 6.5.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Vendors & Products

vantage61 product(s)
vantage6
Source: NVD CPE · 2 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttps://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/commit/798aca1de142a4eca175ef51112e2235642f4f24
PATCHhttps://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/commit/798aca1de142a4eca175ef51112e2235642f4f24
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/security/advisories/GHSA-vvjv-97j8-94xh
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/security/advisories/GHSA-vvjv-97j8-94xh

All References (4)

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https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/commit/798aca1de142a4eca175ef51112e2235642f4f24Patch
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https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/security/advisories/GHSA-vvjv-97j8-94xhVendor Advisory
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https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/commit/798aca1de142a4eca175ef51112e2235642f4f24Patch
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https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/security/advisories/GHSA-vvjv-97j8-94xhVendor Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2023-22738
CVSS Score6.5 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
WeaknessCWE-281
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedMar 1, 2023

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2023-22738 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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