An issue was discovered in OPSWAT MetaDefender KIOSK 4.6.1.9996.
Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in OPSWAT MetaDefender KIOSK 4.6.1.9996. Long inputs were not properly processed, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of communication).
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00983 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-36659
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2p7j-mpw7-r8m7
References
More OPSWAT Metadefender Kiosk vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-18473 An issue was discovered in OPSWAT MetaDefender KIOSK 4.6.1.9996. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-18474 An issue was discovered in OPSWAT MetaDefender KIOSK 4.6.1.9996. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-36659 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-36659 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2p7j-mpw7-r8m7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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