CVE-2023-32189 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Insecure handling of ssh keys used to bootstrap clients allows local attackers to potentially gain access to the keys

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact High

Subsequent System Integrity Impact High

Subsequent System Availability Impact High

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2023-32189

History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.0003}`	epss `{'score': 0.00031}`

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-639

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Insecure handling of ssh keys used to bootstrap clients allows local attackers to potentially gain access to the keys
Title		Insecure handling SSH key in SUSE Manager when bootstrapping new clients
References		https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2023-32189
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}` cvssV4_0 `{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: suse

Published: 2024-10-16T13:48:39.236Z

Updated: 2024-10-29T19:27:29.996Z

Reserved: 2023-05-04T08:30:59.321Z

Link: CVE-2023-32189

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-10-16T14:08:31.891Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-10-16T14:15:04.140

Modified: 2024-10-29T20:35:10.940

Link: CVE-2023-32189

Redhat

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