CVE-2023-6596

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—

7.5

An incomplete fix was shipped for the Rapid Reset (CVE-2023-44487/CVE-2023-39325) vulnerability for an OpenShift Containers.

CVSS v3: 7.5
EG Score: 7.5(medium)
EPSS: 18.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 25, 2024

Last Modified

April 15, 2026

References (8)

secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0485
secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0682
secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6596
secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253521
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0485
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0682
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6596
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253521

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-6596(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
redhat	openshift4/ose-operator-lifecycle-manager:v4.11.0-202401301508.p0.g5ea0428.assembly.stream	2024-02-08	redhat
redhat	openshift4/ose-operator-lifecycle-manager:v4.12.0-202401190520.p0.g4b287bd.assembly.stream	2024-01-31	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (Denial of Service)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 14× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-6596?

CVE-2023-6596 is a high vulnerability published on April 25, 2024. An incomplete fix was shipped for the Rapid Reset (CVE-2023-44487/CVE-2023-39325) vulnerability for an OpenShift Containers.

When was CVE-2023-6596 disclosed?

CVE-2023-6596 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 25, 2024, with the most recent update on April 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-6596 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-6596 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 18.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-6596?

CVE-2023-6596 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-6596?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-6596, 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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