CVE-2023-26560

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Published Apr 25, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise before 3.21.1 allows a subset of authenticated users to leverage the Scheduled Reports feature to read arbitrary files and potentially discover credentials.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:northern.tech:cfengine:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-30355	Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise before 3.21.1 allows a subset of authenticated users to leverage the Scheduled Reports feature to read arbitrary files and potentially discover credentials.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.546% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://cfengine.com/blog/2023/cve-2023-26560/
https://northern.tech

History

Feb 4, 2025 4:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-203
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Northern.tech Cfengine

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 4, 2025, 3:15 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 25, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Feb 4, 2025, 3:15 PM
Reserved: Feb 26, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:53 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:53 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:43 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 26, 2023, 12:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:43 AM

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