CVE-2023-28339
OpenDoas through 6.8.2, when TIOCSTI is available, allows privilege escalation because of sharing...
OpenDoas through 6.8.2, when TIOCSTI is available, allows privilege escalation because of sharing a terminal with the original session. NOTE: TIOCSTI is unavailable in OpenBSD 6.0 and later, and can be made unavailable in the Linux kernel 6.2 and later.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.8
OpenDoas through 6.8.2, when TIOCSTI is available, allows privilege escalation because of sharing a terminal with the original session. NOTE: TIOCSTI is unavailable in OpenBSD 6.0 and later, and can be made unavailable in the Linux kernel 6.2 and later.
- Record
CVE-2023-28339- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
8.8
OpenDoas through 6.8.2, when TIOCSTI is available, allows privilege escalation because of sharing a terminal with the original session. NOTE: TIOCSTI is unavailable in OpenBSD 6.0 and later, and can be made unavailable in the Linux kernel 6.2 and later.
- Record
CVE-2023-28339- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-32037
8.8
OpenDoas through 6.8.2, when TIOCSTI is available, allows privilege escalation because of sharing a terminal with the original session. NOTE: TIOCSTI is unavailable in OpenBSD 6.0 and later, and can be made unavailable in the Linux kernel 6.2 and later.
- Record
EUVD-2023-32037- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-frg3-hpqv-5jmr
8.8
OpenDoas through 6.8.2, when TIOCSTI is available, allows privilege escalation because of sharing...
OpenDoas through 6.8.2, when TIOCSTI is available, allows privilege escalation because of sharing a terminal with the original session. NOTE: TIOCSTI is unavailable in OpenBSD 6.0 and later, and can be made unavailable in the Linux kernel 6.2 and later.
- Record
GHSA-frg3-hpqv-5jmr- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
8.8
OpenDoas through 6.8.2, when TIOCSTI is available, allows privilege escalation because of sharing a terminal with the original session. NOTE: TIOCSTI is unavailable in OpenBSD 6.0 and later, and can be made unavailable in the Linux kernel 6.2 and later.
- Record
CVE-2023-28339- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-28339
8.8
OpenDoas through 6.8.2, when TIOCSTI is available, allows privilege escalation because of sharing a terminal with the original session. NOTE: TIOCSTI is unavailable in OpenBSD 6.0 and later, and can be made unavailable in the Linux kernel 6.2 and later.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28339- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-28339
8.8
OpenDoas through 6.8.2, when TIOCSTI is available, allows privilege escalation because of sharing a terminal with the original session. NOTE: TIOCSTI is unavailable in OpenBSD 6.0 and later, and can be made unavailable in the Linux kernel 6.2 and later.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28339- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
opendoasDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.8.2-1 |
None known |
opendoasDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.8.2-1 |
None known |
doasUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.8.1-26.8.1-3 |
None known |
opendoasUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.8.2-1 |
None known |
opendoasUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.8.2-1 |
None known |
opendoasUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.8.2-1build1 |
None known |
opendoasUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.8.2-16.8.2-1build1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-28339 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Opendoas Project Opendoas, published March 14, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.64%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/Duncaen/OpenDoas/issues/106
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28339
github.com/advisories/GHSA-frg3-hpqv-5jmr
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/28xxx/CVE-2023-28339.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-28339
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-28339
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/14/4
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28339