CVE-2023-33265

HIGH

Hazelcast <5.0.4, 5.1<5.1.6, 5.2<5.2.3 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

In Hazelcast through 5.0.4, 5.1 through 5.1.6, and 5.2 through 5.2.3, executor services don't check client permissions properly, allowing authenticated users to execute tasks on members without the required permissions granted.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Product

https://github.com/hazelcast/hazelcast

Vendor Advisory

https://support.hazelcast.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-for-CVE-2023-33265

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.0057

EPSS Percentile 43.0%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (4)

com.hazelcast/hazelcast 5.2.0 - 5.2.4Maven

com.hazelcast/hazelcast-enterprise 5.2.0 - 5.2.4Maven

hazelcast/hazelcast 5.0.0 - 5.0.5 (2 CPE variants)

hazelcast/imdg < 4.2.8

Published Jul 18, 2023

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026