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CVE-2023-2868

Barracuda Networks ESG Appliance Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

CISA KEV record

CISA date added
2023-05-26
CISA due date
2023-06-16
Known ransomware use
Unknown

NVD risk context

9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS is a technical severity score. CISA’s KEV status remains the evidence that this vulnerability is known to be exploited.

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Attack vector
Network
The vulnerable service can be reached remotely over a network.
Attack complexity
Low
Exploitation does not require unusual conditions beyond normal attacker control.
Privileges required
None
The attacker does not need an existing account or privileges.
User interaction
None
No action by another user is required.

Description

Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliance contains an improper input validation vulnerability of a user-supplied .tar file, leading to remote command injection.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

NVD reference index

Vendor and remediation references

NVD has tagged these sources as vendor advisories, patches, mitigations, or release notes.

Other NVD references (1)

MITRE CWE context

CWE classification

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

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NVD record timing

NVD record timeline

These dates describe NVD’s record, not CISA’s KEV addition or remediation due date.

NVD published
May 24, 2023, 07:15 PM UTC
When NVD first published this CVE record.
NVD last updated
Jun 17, 2026, 05:53 AM UTC
When NVD last changed its analysis or record data.
Advanced: view the technical CVSS vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CISA notes

https://status.barracuda.com/incidents/34kx82j5n4q9; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2868