CVE-2023-41998

Arcserve UDP Unauthenticated RCE

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Published Nov 27, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 15.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Arcserve UDP prior to 9.2 contained a vulnerability in the com.ca.arcflash.rps.webservice.RPSService4CPMImpl interface. A routine exists that allows an attacker to upload and execute arbitrary files.

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

Arcserve

Arcserve UDP

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 9.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:arcserve:udp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

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Exploit prediction score: 15.3% (15.274% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-37

History

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Subscriptions

Arcserve Udp

Weaknesses

CWE-434

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:16 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: tenable
Published: Nov 27, 2023, 4:50 PM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:16 PM
Reserved: Sep 6, 2023, 6:06 PM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:23 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 27, 2023, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:23 AM

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