CVE-2023-37404
IBM Observability with Instana code execution
IBM Observability with Instana 1.0.243 through 1.0.254 could allow an attacker on the network to execute arbitrary code on the host after a successful DNS poisoning attack. IBM X-Force ID: 259789.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Observability with Instana code execution
IBM Observability with Instana 1.0.243 through 1.0.254 could allow an attacker on the network to execute arbitrary code on the host after a successful DNS poisoning attack. IBM X-Force ID: 259789.
- Record
CVE-2023-37404- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-41305
IBM Observability with Instana 1.0.243 through 1.0.254 could allow an attacker on the network to execute arbitrary code on the host after a successful DNS poisoning attack. IBM X-Force ID: 259789.
- Record
EUVD-2023-41305- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pp6q-xg72-mhv6
IBM Observability with Instana 1.0.243 through 1.0.254 could allow an attacker on the network to...
IBM Observability with Instana 1.0.243 through 1.0.254 could allow an attacker on the network to execute arbitrary code on the host after a successful DNS poisoning attack. IBM X-Force ID: 259789.
- Record
GHSA-pp6q-xg72-mhv6- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Observability with Instana 1.0.243 through 1.0.254 could allow an attacker on the network to execute arbitrary code on the host after a successful DNS poisoning attack. IBM X-Force ID: 259789.
- Record
CVE-2023-37404- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-37404 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Ibm Observability With Instana, published October 4, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.83%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.