CVE-2023-6263
Server Spoofing Vulnerability in NxCloud
An issue was discovered by IPVM team in Network Optix NxCloud before 23.1.0.40440. It was possible to add a fake VMS server to NxCloud by using the exact identification of a legitimate VMS server. As result, it was possible to retrieve authorization headers from legitimate users when the legitimate client connects to the fake VMS server.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Server Spoofing Vulnerability in NxCloud
An issue was discovered by IPVM team in Network Optix NxCloud before 23.1.0.40440. It was possible to add a fake VMS server to NxCloud by using the exact identification of a legitimate VMS server. As result, it was possible to retrieve authorization headers from legitimate users when the legitimate client connects to the fake VMS server.
- Record
CVE-2023-6263- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-58508
An issue was discovered by IPVM team in Network Optix NxCloud before 23.1.0.40440. It was possible to add a fake VMS server to NxCloud by using the exact identification of a legitimate VMS server. As result, it was possible to retrieve authorization headers from legitimate users when the legitimate client connects to the fake VMS server.
- Record
EUVD-2023-58508- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xh6m-2h5x-55mh
An issue was discovered in Network Optix NxCloud before 23.1.0.40440. It was possible to add a...
An issue was discovered in Network Optix NxCloud before 23.1.0.40440. It was possible to add a fake VMS server to NxCloud by using the exact identification of a legitimate VMS server. As result, it was possible to retrieve authorization headers from legitimate users when the legitimate client connects to the fake VMS server.
- Record
GHSA-xh6m-2h5x-55mh- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An issue was discovered by IPVM team in Network Optix NxCloud before 23.1.0.40440. It was possible to add a fake VMS server to NxCloud by using the exact identification of a legitimate VMS server. As result, it was possible to retrieve authorization headers from legitimate users when the legitimate client connects to the fake VMS server.
- Record
CVE-2023-6263- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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-290
- 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-2023-6263 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.3) in Network Optix Nxcloud, published November 22, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.49%, the 42nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.