CVE-2023-28481
An issue was discovered in Tigergraph Enterprise 3.7.0. There is unsecured write access to SSH...
An issue was discovered in Tigergraph Enterprise 3.7.0. There is unsecured write access to SSH authorized keys file. Any code running as the tigergraph user is able to add their SSH public key into the authorised keys file. This allows an attacker to obtain password-less SSH key access by using their own SSH key.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in Tigergraph Enterprise 3.7.0. There is unsecured write access to SSH authorized keys file. Any code running as the tigergraph user is able to add their SSH public key into the authorised keys file. This allows an attacker to obtain password-less SSH key access by using their own SSH key.
- Record
CVE-2023-28481- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Tigergraph Enterprise 3.7.0. There is unsecured write access to SSH authorized keys file. Any code running as the tigergraph user is able to add their SSH public key into the authorised keys file. This allows an attacker to obtain password-less SSH key access by using their own SSH key.
- Record
CVE-2023-28481- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-32151 No score
An issue was discovered in Tigergraph Enterprise 3.7.0. There is unsecured write access to SSH authorized keys file. Any code running as the tigergraph user is able to add their SSH public key into the authorised keys file. This allows an attacker to obtain password-less SSH key access by using their own SSH key.
- Record
EUVD-2023-32151- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p76w-g4qc-7g8w
An issue was discovered in Tigergraph Enterprise 3.7.0. There is unsecured write access to SSH...
An issue was discovered in Tigergraph Enterprise 3.7.0. There is unsecured write access to SSH authorized keys file. Any code running as the tigergraph user is able to add their SSH public key into the authorised keys file. This allows an attacker to obtain password-less SSH key access by using their own SSH key.
- Record
GHSA-p76w-g4qc-7g8w- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-639
- 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-2023-28481 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Tigergraph, published August 14, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.70%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.