CVE-2023-6573

Sensitive data exposure via passphrase-free restore

Published Jan 23, 2024 · Updated Oct 28, 2024

Credential protection failure in HPE OneView before 8.70 allows local users to expose sensitive data during an interactive restore. The restore workflow proceeds without a required passphrase, leaving restored credential material insufficiently protected. Local access and user interaction are required; published scoring reports confidentiality impact only, without integrity or availability impact.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Credential protection failure in HPE OneView before 8.70 allows local users to expose sensitive data during an interactive restore. The restore workflow proceeds without a required passphrase, leaving restored credential material insufficiently protected. Local access and user interaction are required; published scoring reports confidentiality impact only, without integrity or availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-6573
Published
Jan 23, 2024
Updated
Oct 28, 2024
Vendor
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Product
HPE OneView
Classifications
CWE-522
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 23, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 28, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <8.70

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · HPE OneViewversion=0 <8.70

Published CVSS scores

5.5Hewlett Packard EnterpriseCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials

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