Is CVE-2023-34257 being actively exploited?

CVE-2023-34257 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-34257?

CVE-2023-34257 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2023-34257

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8EPSS 1.0%EU EUVD

An issue was discovered in BMC Patrol through 23.1.00. The agent's configuration can be remotely modified (and, by default, authentication is not required). Some configuration fields related to SNMP (e.g., masterAgentName or masterAgentStartLine) result in code execution when the agent is restarted. NOTE: the vendor's perspective is "These are not vulnerabilities for us as we have provided the option to implement the authentication."

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.8 (v3.1)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS score: 1.0% (63th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2023-38338)
Published: May 31, 2023
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2023-38338 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on January 10, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

bmc / patrol agent

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

BMC Software PATROL, V3.4.11 - BMC Software, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0024-2002 - archived

References

https://www.errno.fr/PatrolAdvisory.html#remote-code-excution-using-patrols-pconfig(Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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