CVE-2023-40261
Dieboldnixdorf Vynamic Security Suite ≤ 3.3.0sr17
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2023-40261 is a medium-severity Improper Initialization (CWE-665) vulnerability in Dieboldnixdorf Vynamic Security Suite. Its CVSS base score is 6.8 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 29th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SA-8 (Security and Privacy Engineering Principles) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-44858
Vulnerability Data
Diebold Nixdorf Vynamic Security Suite (VSS) before 3.3.0 SR17, 4.0.0 SR07, 4.1.0 SR04, 4.2.0 SR04, and 4.3.0 SR02 fails to validate file attributes during the Pre-Boot Authorization (PBA) process. This can be exploited by a physical attacker who is able…
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to manipulate the contents of the system's hard disk.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation directly exercises initialization paths and can reveal missing or incorrect resource setup.
Engineering principles applied during design and implementation can require explicit initialization to a known state.
Requiring the system to fail to a known state structurally reduces the chance that uninitialized resources remain reachable.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly enforce proper resource initialization during coding and testing.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing can detect uninitialized variables but does not itself enforce initialization practices.
Configuration management can enforce secure defaults and initialization settings but is not the primary control for code-level initialization.
Secure development life cycle mandates initialization checks and secure defaults that directly prevent improper resource initialization.
Secure system architecture and engineering principles require explicit initialization of resources and secure state management.
Secure coding standards explicitly forbid uninitialized variables and mandate proper resource initialization before use.