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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-40052 · published 18 January 2024

CVE-2023-40052: Progress openedge memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Progress · Openedge

This issue affects Progress Application Server (PAS) for OpenEdge in versions 11.7 prior to 11.7.18, 12.2 prior to 12.2.13, and innovation releases prior to 12.8.0 .  An attacker who can produce a malformed web request may cause the crash of a PASOE agent potentially disrupting the thread activities of many web application clients. Multiple of these DoS attacks could lead to the flooding of invalid requests as compared to the server’s remaining ability to process valid requests.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.57% · top 55.0% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.57%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

This issue affects Progress Application Server (PAS) for OpenEdge in versions 11.7 prior to 11.7.18, 12.2 prior to 12.2.13, and innovation releases prior to 12.8.0 .  An attacker who can produce a malformed web request may cause the crash of a PASOE agent potentially disrupting the thread activities of many web application clients. Multiple of these DoS attacks could lead to the flooding of invalid requests as compared to the server’s remaining ability to process valid requests.

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

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://community.progress.com/s/article/Important-Progress-OpenEdge-Product-Alert-for-Progress-Application-Server-for-O Vendor Advisory
https://www.progress.com/openedge Product
https://community.progress.com/s/article/Important-Progress-OpenEdge-Product-Alert-for-Progress-Application-Server-for-O Vendor Advisory
https://www.progress.com/openedge Product

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-40052), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.