CVE-2023-28053

mediumpriority · track · 21OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.004 · 34 %ileDEEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.40% (34th) EPSS

CVSS 5.3 · medium

Is it mine?

7 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Dell NetWorker Virtual Edition versions 19.8 and below contain the use of deprecated cryptographic algorithms in the SSH component. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to some information disclosure.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

5.3

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 1.4

v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · security_alert@emc.comexploitability 3.9 · impact 1.4

v3.14.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-327USprimary

affected products (7)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Dell NetWorker Virtual Edition≤ Versions 19.7 through 19.7.0.5enisa_euvdEU
Dell NetWorker Virtual Edition≤ Version 19.7.1enisa_euvdEU
Dell NetWorker Virtual Edition≤ Versions Prior to 19.7enisa_euvdEU
Dell NetWorker Virtual Edition≤ Versions 19.8 through 19.8.0.3enisa_euvdEU
Dell NetWorker Virtual Edition≤ Versions 19.9 through 19.9.0.2enisa_euvdEU
dell emc networker< 19.8.0.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_networker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell emc networker19.9 → 19.9.0.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_networker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-3170Dell NetWorker: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2023-12-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Dell NetWorker ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.

also known as (2)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd nvd cert_bund NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-12-18modified 2026-06-17

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references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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