CVE-2023-40302
NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE 3.8 has Weak File Permissions Vulnerability
NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE 3.8 has Weak File Permissions Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE 3.8 has Weak File Permissions Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2023-40302- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE 3.8 has Weak File Permissions Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2023-40302- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-44894 No score
NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE 3.8 has Weak File Permissions Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2023-44894- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hqhv-5v6r-22gf
NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE 3.8 has Weak File Permissions Vulnerability
NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE 3.8 has Weak File Permissions Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-hqhv-5v6r-22gf- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-40302 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Netscout Ngeniuspulse, published December 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.84%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.