HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2023-37920
CRITICAL

CVE-2023-37920

CWE-345Published: July 25, 2023· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Certifi is a curated collection of Root Certificates for validating the trustworthiness of SSL certificates while verifying the identity of TLS hosts. Certifi prior to version 2023.07.22 recognizes "e-Tugra" root certificates. e-Tugra's root certificates were subject to an investigation prompted by reporting of security issues in their systems. Certifi 2023.07.22 removes root certificates from "e-Tugra" from the root store.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2023-37920 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

certifi1 product(s)
certifi
Fedora1 product(s)
fedora
netapp6 product(s)
active iq unified managermanagement services for element softwaremanagement services for netapp hciontap mediatorontap select deploy administration utilitysolidfire \& hci storage node
Source: NVD CPE · 8 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
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GitHub PoC Search
Community PoC repositories
Rapid7 / Metasploit
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PacketStorm
Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
MITRE CVE
CVE Program entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttps://github.com/certifi/python-certifi/commit/8fb96ed81f71e7097ed11bc4d9b19afd7ea5c909
PATCHhttps://github.com/certifi/python-certifi/commit/8fb96ed81f71e7097ed11bc4d9b19afd7ea5c909
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/certifi/python-certifi/security/advisories/GHSA-xqr8-7jwr-rhp7
ADVISORYhttps://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-security-policy/c/C-HrP1SEq1A
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/certifi/python-certifi/security/advisories/GHSA-xqr8-7jwr-rhp7
ADVISORYhttps://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-security-policy/c/C-HrP1SEq1A
ADVISORYhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240912-0002/

All References (9)

→
https://github.com/certifi/python-certifi/commit/8fb96ed81f71e7097ed11bc4d9b19afd7ea5c909Patch
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https://github.com/certifi/python-certifi/security/advisories/GHSA-xqr8-7jwr-rhp7Vendor Advisory
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https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-security-policy/c/C-HrP1SEq1AMailing List · Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5EX6NG7WUFNUKGFHLM35KHHU3GAKXRTG/Mailing List
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https://github.com/certifi/python-certifi/commit/8fb96ed81f71e7097ed11bc4d9b19afd7ea5c909Patch
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https://github.com/certifi/python-certifi/security/advisories/GHSA-xqr8-7jwr-rhp7Vendor Advisory
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https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-security-policy/c/C-HrP1SEq1AMailing List · Third Party Advisory
→
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5EX6NG7WUFNUKGFHLM35KHHU3GAKXRTG/Mailing List
→
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240912-0002/Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2023-37920
CVSS Score9.8 / 10
SeverityCRITICAL
WeaknessCWE-345
CISA KEVNo
Affected3 vendor(s)
PublishedJul 25, 2023

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2023-37920 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
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