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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-5236 · published 18 December 2023

CVE-2023-5236: Redhat data grid vulnerability

Redhat · Data Grid

A flaw was found in Infinispan, which does not detect circular object references when unmarshalling. An authenticated attacker with sufficient permissions could insert a maliciously constructed object into the cache and use it to cause out of memory errors and achieve a denial of service.

6.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.89% · top 42.2%
6.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.89%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
7References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A flaw was found in Infinispan, which does not detect circular object references when unmarshalling. An authenticated attacker with sufficient permissions could insert a maliciously constructed object into the cache and use it to cause out of memory errors and achieve a denial of service.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5396 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5236 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2240999 Issue Tracking
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5396 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5236 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2240999 Issue Tracking
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240125-0004/

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-5236), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.