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CVE-2023-2868

Published: January 26, 2026
Last updated:22 hours ago (January 26, 2026)
Exploit: YesZero-day: YesPatch: YesTrend: Low
TL;DR
Updated January 26, 2026

CVE-2023-2868 is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Exploits are available; patches have been released and should be applied urgently. This is classified as a zero-day vulnerability.

Key Points
  • 1Critical severity (CVSS 9.8/10)
  • 2EPSS: 90.00% - very high likelihood of exploitation
  • 3Public exploits are available
  • 4Vendor patches are available
  • 5Strobes Priority Score: 999/1000 (Critical)
  • 6Affects products from: Barracuda
Severity Scores
CVSS v39.8
CVSS v20.0
Priority Score999.0
EPSS Score90.0
Critical
Exploitation LikelihoodCritical
90.00%EPSS

Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

Immediate patching required
90.00%
EPSS
9.8
CVSS
Yes
Exploit
Yes
Patch
Critical Priority
high EPSS • exploit exists • critical severity • high priority

EPSS predicts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days based on real-world threat data, complementing CVSS severity scores with actual risk assessment.

Description

Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliance contains an improper input validation vulnerability of a user-supplied .tar file, leading to remote command injection.

CVSS v3 Breakdown
Attack Vector:Network
Attack Complexity:Local
Privileges Required:Network
User Interaction:Network
Scope:Unchanged
Confidentiality:High
Integrity:High
Availability:High
Exploit References
Cisa.govGitHubGitHubGitHub
Patch References
Cve [email protected]Cve [email protected]Zeroday CZ
Trend Analysis
Low
Vulnerable Products
VendorProduct
BarracudaEmail Security Gateway 400
BarracudaEmail Security Gateway 400 Firmware
BarracudaEmail Security Gateway 800
BarracudaEmail Security Gateway 300
BarracudaEmail Security Gateway 800 Firmware
BarracudaEmail Security Gateway 300 Firmware
BarracudaEmail Security Gateway 600
BarracudaEmail Security Gateway 900
BarracudaEmail Security Gateway 900 Firmware
BarracudaEmail Security Gateway 600 Firmware
Advisories
CISA: Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliance contains an improper input validation vulnerability of a user-supplied .tar file, leading to remote command injection.
GitHub AdvisoryNVD
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