CVE-2023-27573

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.5%, top 60% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

netbox-docker before 2.5.0 has a superuser account with default credentials (admin password for the admin account, and 0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567 value for SUPERUSER_API_TOKEN). In practice on the public Internet, almost all users changed the password but only about 90% changed the token. Having a default token value was intentional and was valuable for the main intended use case of the netbox-docker product (isolated development networks). Some users engaged in an effort to repurpose netbox-docker for production. The documentation for this effort stated that the defaults must not be used. However, installation did not ensure non-default values. The Supplier was aware of the CVE ID assignment and did not object to the assignment.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
60(Track*)
EG Risk 60/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
41%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 11, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Sep 15, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_pr, github_release.
github_release Patch Available

Version 2.5.0

Patch available: netbox-community/netbox-docker 2.5.0

https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox-docker/releases/tag/2.5.0
github_pr Patch Available

Version 2.5.0

Patch available: netbox-community/netbox-docker 2.5.0 (PR #959 merged 2023-03-15)

https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox-docker/pull/959
generic

Security Issue related to non-changing defaults in the SUPERUSER_API_TOKEN · Issue #953 · netbox-community/netbox-docker · GitHub

https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox-docker/issues/953

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 3× in last 7d / 24× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-27573?
CVE-2023-27573 is a critical vulnerability published on March 11, 2026. netbox-docker before 2.5.0 has a superuser account with default credentials (admin password for the admin account, and 0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567 value for SUPERUSERAPITOKEN). In practice on the public Internet, almost all users changed the password but only about 90% changed the…
When was CVE-2023-27573 disclosed?
CVE-2023-27573 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 11, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-27573 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-27573 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 58.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-27573?
CVE-2023-27573 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2023-27573?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-27573, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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