CVE record · CVE-2023-3899

Subscription-manager: inadequate authorization of com.redhat.rhsm1 d-bus interface allows local users to modify configuration

CVSS 7.8 HighEPSS 0.0024 · 15th percentile

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: redhat) at 23 Aug 2023, 10:49 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

Affected products, as the CNA wrote them
Vendor	Product	Versions
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Package name: subscription-manager https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:1.24.52-2.el7_9 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Package name: subscription-manager https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:1.28.36-3.el8_8 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Package name: subscription-manager https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:1.28.36-3.el8_8 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP Solutions Package name: subscription-manager https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:1.25.17.1-2.el8_1 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support Package name: subscription-manager https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:1.26.22-2.el8_2 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service Package name: subscription-manager https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:1.26.22-2.el8_2 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions Package name: subscription-manager https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:1.26.22-2.el8_2 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support Package name: subscription-manager https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:1.28.13-7.el8_4 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service Package name: subscription-manager https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:1.28.13-7.el8_4 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions Package name: subscription-manager https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:1.28.13-7.el8_4 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Package name: subscription-manager https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:1.28.29.1-2.el8_6 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Package name: subscription-manager https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:1.29.33.1-2.el9_2 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support Package name: subscription-manager https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:1.29.26.2-2.el9_0 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Package name: subscription-manager https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	No versions given Other versions: unaffected

Identifiers: CVE-2023-3899
CNA: redhat
Weakness (CWE): CWE-285
Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service
Broken access control
Published: 23 Aug 2023
Updated: 20 Nov 2025

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

Score	Rating	CVSS	Vector	Source
7.8	High	3.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	CNA (redhat)

CISA KEV Not listed.
EPSS 0.0024, the 15th percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

This record came from the full history of the CVE Program, published 23 Aug 2023. New records show when each source confirmed them.

Sources

References from the CNA

access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4701 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4702 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4703 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4704 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4705 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4706 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4707 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4708 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3899 vdb-entryredhat
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2225407 issue-trackingredhat

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