CVE-2023-54391 (GCVE-0-2023-54391)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-01 21:59 – Updated: 2026-09-02 11:59 Unsupported When Assigned X_Known Exploited Vulnerability
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Proxmox VE 7.0-8.0 Authentication Bypass via tfa-challenge Parameter
Summary
Proxmox Virtual Environment (VE) 7.0 through 8.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in libpve-access-control before 8.0.4 that allows unauthenticated attackers to authenticate as any existing enabled user without a configured second factor by supplying an arbitrary tfa-challenge value in the API login endpoint. Attackers can send a POST request to the access ticket API endpoint with any value in the tfa-challenge parameter to completely skip password verification, gaining unauthorized access including to the root@pam account. All affected releases are end of life.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-02 11:55 UTC
CWE
- CWE-304 - Missing Critical Step in Authentication
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/proxmox-virtual… | vendor-advisory |
| https://git.proxmox.com/?p=pve-access-control.git… | patch |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/proxmox-ve-a… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH | Proxmox Virtual Environment (VE) |
Affected:
7.0 , ≤ 7.4
(custom)
Affected: 8.0 (custom) |
guessed |
Date Public
2023-07-14 00:00
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