{"id":"CVE-2023-34288","aliases":["EUVD-2023-38369","GHSA-mmgr-35mj-w7j9"],"status":"published","title":"Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt XE File Parsing Uninitialized Pointer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","description":"Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt XE File Parsing Uninitialized Pointer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the parsing of XE files. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of a pointer prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.\n. Was ZDI-CAN-17966.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":7,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00348,"percentile":0.28827,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-824"],"published":"2024-05-03T01:57:14Z","modified":"2026-06-17T06:03:18Z","products":[{"vendor":"ashlar","product":"cobalt"},{"vendor":"ashlar-vellum","product":"cobalt"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-826/","tags":["x_research-advisory","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34288"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-826"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mmgr-35mj-w7j9"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-34288","title":"Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt XE File Parsing Uninitialized Pointer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","description":"Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt XE File Parsing Uninitialized Pointer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the parsing of XE files. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of a pointer prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.\n. Was ZDI-CAN-17966.","status":"published","published":"2024-05-03T01:57:14.725Z","modified":"2024-09-18T18:28:33.425Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-824"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:35.912488Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-38369","description":"Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt XE File Parsing Uninitialized Pointer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the parsing of XE files. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of a pointer prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.\n. 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An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-17966.","status":"published","published":"2024-05-03T03:30:51Z","modified":"2024-05-03T03:31:07Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-824"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:57:16.118135Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2023-34288","description":"Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt XE File Parsing Uninitialized Pointer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the parsing of XE files. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of a pointer prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.\n. Was ZDI-CAN-17966.","status":"published","published":"2024-05-03T02:15:28.753Z","modified":"2026-06-17T06:03:18.763Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"3.0","score":7,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-824"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:09:11.362739Z"}]}}