🛡️ CVE-2023-40827 on Ubuntu — libpf4j-java

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
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CVSS Score
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Description

An issue in pf4j pf4j v.3.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code via the loadpluginPath parameter.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2023-40827 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package libpf4j-java. No fixed version has been recorded for this distribution yet.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, 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 high, integrity none, availability none.

Affected software and timeline

Affected software: libpf4j-java. Published on 28 August 2023 and last revised on 20 May 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

CVE-2023-40827 on other distributions

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Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2023-08-28
Updated 2026-06-02
Modified 2026-05-20
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
libpf4j-java — —

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