CVE-2023-50976
Redpanda before 23.1.21 and 23.2.x before 23.2.18 has missing authorization checks in the...
Redpanda before 23.1.21 and 23.2.x before 23.2.18 has missing authorization checks in the Transactions API.
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
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
Redpanda before 23.1.21 and 23.2.x before 23.2.18 has missing authorization checks in the Transactions API.
- Record
CVE-2023-50976- 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-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
9.8
Redpanda before 23.1.21 and 23.2.x before 23.2.18 has missing authorization checks in the Transactions API.
- Record
CVE-2023-50976- 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-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-55703
9.8
Redpanda before 23.1.21 and 23.2.x before 23.2.18 has missing authorization checks in the Transactions API.
- Record
EUVD-2023-55703- 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
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v5cv-j9qw-9f6c
9.8
Redpanda before 23.1.21 and 23.2.x before 23.2.18 has missing authorization checks in the...
Redpanda before 23.1.21 and 23.2.x before 23.2.18 has missing authorization checks in the Transactions API.
- Record
GHSA-v5cv-j9qw-9f6c- 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-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
Redpanda before 23.1.21 and 23.2.x before 23.2.18 has missing authorization checks in the Transactions API.
- Record
CVE-2023-50976- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-50976 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Redpanda, published December 17, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.99%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/pull/14969
github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/pull/15060
github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/issues/15048
github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/compare/v23.1.20...v23.1.21
github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/compare/v23.2.17...v23.2.18
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50976
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v5cv-j9qw-9f6c
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/50xxx/CVE-2023-50976.json