Exploited CVEs / CVE-2023-2868

CVE-2023-2868

Barracuda Networks ESG Appliance Improper Input Validation Vulnerability. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA, not predicted. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2023-06-16 (that deadline has passed); treat that date as the outer bound for your own environment. Check the vendor security advisory for the fix.

CriticalCISA KEV

Actively exploited Barracuda Networks Email Security Gateway (ESG) Appliance vulnerability, Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. Added to the CISA KEV catalog 2023-05-26.

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Risk summary

CVSS base
9.8
EPSS exploit probability
87%
Severity
Critical
Added to KEV
2023-05-26
CISA due date
2023-06-16 (past due)
Patch now
Exploited in the wild: confirmed by the CISA KEV catalog, not predicted.
No vendor fix is mapped yet. This page refreshes daily and will name the patch the day one is published.
Do this now: Federal remediation deadline 2023-06-16; treat it as your outer bound. Patch now and verify deployment on every exposed device.

Updated July 26, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.

Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2023-2868

Barracuda Email Security Gateway appliances mishandle user-supplied .tar file attachments, and the resulting remote command injection was exploited as a zero-day in a long-running espionage campaign before anyone knew. The attack path is chilling for a mail security product: the appliance compromises itself while scanning hostile mail. It is rated Critical (CVSS 9.8) with 87% EPSS and joined the KEV list in May 2023.

Do this: Follow Barracuda's remediation guidance for affected ESG appliances without delay and investigate mail-flow infrastructure for persistence.

AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

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Full tracking and change history for CVE-2023-2868

Published
2023-05-26
Last revised
2023-05-26
Changes tracked
1

Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.

CISA required action

Federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date: 2023-06-16 (past due).

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Official fix for CVE-2023-2868

Check the vendor's security advisory channel for the patched Email Security Gateway (ESG) Appliance versions and workarounds.

CISA KEV entry

Common questions about CVE-2023-2868

Is CVE-2023-2868 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2023-2868 was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2023-05-26, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, not predicted. Its EPSS 30-day exploitation probability is 87%.

What is the CISA deadline and required action for CVE-2023-2868?

CISA set the federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date at 2023-06-16, which has passed; treat any unremediated system as overdue. The verbatim required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What fixes CVE-2023-2868?

Check the vendor's security advisory for the patched Email Security Gateway (ESG) Appliance versions and any workarounds. KEV listing makes this a fix-first item: patch it ahead of higher-CVSS issues nobody is exploiting.

Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2023-2868?

Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2023-2868's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS, the KEV date, the CISA due date, and the required action. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; the data is refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central).

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CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures. A unique ID for one publicly known vulnerability, such as CVE-2025-1234.
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KEV
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. CVEs confirmed exploited in the wild. Fix these first.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System. A standardized Severity score from 0 to 10.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System. The probability a CVE will be exploited in the next 30 days.
MSRC
Microsoft Security Response Center. Microsoft's Patch Tuesday advisories and KB-to-CVE mapping.
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