Vulnerability Instance
Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.
GET /api/vulnerabilities/267133?format=api
{ "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/267133?format=api", "vulnerability_id": "VCID-f36q-8kzn-2feb", "summary": "TightVNC before v2.8.75 allows attackers to escalate privileges on the host operating system via replacing legitimate files with crafted files when executing a file transfer. This is due to the fact that TightVNC runs in the backend as a high-privileges account.", "aliases": [ { "alias": "CVE-2023-27830" } ], "fixed_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/941165?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/tightvnc@0?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/tightvnc@0%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/941162?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/tightvnc@1:1.3.10-3?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/tightvnc@1:1.3.10-3%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/941160?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/tightvnc@1:1.3.10-7?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/tightvnc@1:1.3.10-7%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/941164?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/tightvnc@1:1.3.10-9?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/tightvnc@1:1.3.10-9%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/941163?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/tightvnc@1:1.3.10-10?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/tightvnc@1:1.3.10-10%3Fdistro=trixie" } ], "affected_packages": [], "references": [ { "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27830", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "0.00123", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.31574", "published_at": "2026-04-04T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00123", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.31531", "published_at": "2026-04-02T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00123", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.31436", "published_at": "2026-04-12T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00123", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.31478", "published_at": "2026-04-11T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00123", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.31475", "published_at": "2026-04-09T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00123", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.31444", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00123", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.3139", "published_at": "2026-04-07T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00418", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.61915", "published_at": "2026-05-14T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00418", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.6186", "published_at": "2026-05-12T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00421", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.62003", "published_at": "2026-04-13T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00421", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.62045", "published_at": "2026-04-16T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00421", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.62033", "published_at": "2026-04-21T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00421", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.62051", "published_at": "2026-04-18T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00421", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.6203", "published_at": "2026-04-24T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00471", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.64684", "published_at": "2026-05-07T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00471", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.64699", "published_at": "2026-05-11T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00471", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.64657", "published_at": "2026-04-29T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00471", 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"Track", "scoring_system": "ssvc", "scoring_elements": "SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-02-08T02:39:07Z/" } ], "url": "https://www.tightvnc.com/news.php" }, { "reference_url": "https://medium.com/nestedif/vulnerability-disclosure-privilege-escalation-tightvnc-8165208cce", "reference_id": "vulnerability-disclosure-privilege-escalation-tightvnc-8165208cce", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "9", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H" }, { "value": "Track", "scoring_system": "ssvc", "scoring_elements": "SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-02-08T02:39:07Z/" } ], "url": "https://medium.com/nestedif/vulnerability-disclosure-privilege-escalation-tightvnc-8165208cce" }, { "reference_url": "https://www.tightvnc.com/whatsnew.php", "reference_id": "whatsnew.php", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "9", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H" }, { 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