CVE-2023-38201
Keylime: challenge-response protocol bypass during agent registration
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · August 23, 2023
Updated · November 22, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in the Keylime registrar that could allow a bypass of the challenge-response protocol during agent registration. This issue may allow an attacker to impersonate an agent and hide the true status of a monitored machine if the fake agent is added to the verifier list by a legitimate user, resulting in a breach of the integrity of the registrar database.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE-639 · Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key