CVE-2023-4601
Stack-based Buffer Overflow in NI System Configuration Software
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in NI System Configuration that could result in information disclosure and/or arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation requires that an attacker can provide a specially crafted response. This affects NI System Configuration 2023 Q3 and all previous versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Stack-based Buffer Overflow in NI System Configuration Software
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in NI System Configuration that could result in information disclosure and/or arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation requires that an attacker can provide a specially crafted response. This affects NI System Configuration 2023 Q3 and all previous versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-4601- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-54454
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in NI System Configuration that could result in information disclosure and/or arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation requires that an attacker can provide a specially crafted response. This affects NI System Configuration 2023 Q3 and all previous versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-54454- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9r4m-vc45-52hp
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in NI System Configuration that could result...
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in NI System Configuration that could result in information disclosure and/or arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation requires that an attacker can provide a specially crafted response. This affects NI System Configuration 2023 Q3 and all previous versions.
- Record
GHSA-9r4m-vc45-52hp- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-121, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in NI System Configuration that could result in information disclosure and/or arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation requires that an attacker can provide a specially crafted response. This affects NI System Configuration 2023 Q3 and all previous versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-4601- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/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 - Weakness
- CWE-121, CWE-787
- 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-2023-4601 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Ni System Configuration, published October 18, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.68%, the 52nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.