🛡️ CVE-2023-43686

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

• Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
• Confidentiality impact: None.
• Integrity impact: None.
• Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

CVE-2023-43686 is classified as CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. The product does not handle or incorrectly handles an exceptional condition.

Affected software

CVE-2023-43686 is recorded against 1 package.

• unknown

Timeline and source

Published on 9 June 2026 and last revised on 23 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

www.malwarebytes.com

Other advisories for this package

unknown has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• CVE-2022-4995 (9.8 Critical, published 7 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2022-4994 (published 30 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-49900 (9.8 Critical, published 16 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-49899 (9.8 Critical, published 16 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-4990 (published 3 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-4989 (published 3 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-50973 (9.8 Critical, published 2 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-20540 (published 26 Jun 2026)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions) in other software:

• CVE-2026-59952 (published 30 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-42792 (7.5 High, published 27 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-16730 (5.5 Medium, published 24 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-48036 (8.0 High, published 24 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-44505 (5.3 Medium, published 10 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2026-49232 (published 8 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2026-9516 (7.5 High, published 3 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2026-48961 (7.3 High, published 27 May 2026)

Details

Affected Packages

References