CVE-2023-31441

What it is

In NATO Communications and Information Agency anet (aka Advisor Network) through 3.3.0, an attacker can provide a crafted JSON file to sanitizeJson and cause an exception. This is related to the U+FFFD Unicode replacement character. A for loop does not consider that a data structure is being modified during loop execution.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of service disruption.

Exploit odds

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2023-07-18 15:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 05:56 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2023-07-18 15:15 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 05:56 UTC

Exploit probability

0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-476 · NULL pointer dereference

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Ncia Advisor Network ≤ 3.3.0

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

None

User interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

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