Insecure Random Generation in Netflix Lemur
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-330Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Netflix Lemur before version 1.3.2 used insufficiently random values when generating default credentials. The insufficiently random values may allow an attacker to guess the credentials and gain access to resources managed by Lemur.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00791 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Lemur (Netflix): 1.3.2lemur (PyPI): 1.3.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netflix | Lemur | before 1.3.2 | 1.3.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | lemur (PyPI) | before 1.3.2 | 1.3.2 | Patch available | GHSA-5fqv-mpj8-h7gm |
- Lemur VendorNetflix Affected before 1.3.2 Fixed in 1.3.2 Patch available CNA
- lemur (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.3.2 Fixed in 1.3.2 Patch available GHSA-5fqv-mpj8-h7gm
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Lemur (Netflix) Fixed in 1.3.2
- Fix · GHSA-5fqv-mpj8-h7gm lemur (PyPI) Fixed in 1.3.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-30797
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5fqv-mpj8-h7gm
References
Advisory 3
More Netflix Lemur vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-06444 Lemur 0.1.4 does not use sufficient entropy in its IV when encrypting AES in CBC mode. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-30797 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-30797 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5fqv-mpj8-h7gm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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