How to verify CVE-2023-51766
Confirm whether your systems are actually affected — run the exact detection check below (Nuclei command or OpenVAS NVT). Detection only; it does not exploit.
How to verify this vulnerability
Scanner data tells you how to confirm whether your systems are actually affected — not just that the CVE exists. Run a Nuclei template against your target for a yes/no answer in seconds.
nuclei -t CVE-2023-51766.yaml -u https://your-target -rl 50 -timeout 10Community template — download the YAML from GitHub first, then run the command against your own host.
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Search the whole database by Nuclei coverage — filter by vendor, severity and KEV to build a verification list for your entire stack.
- Filter all CVEs that ship a Nuclei template
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- Build a scan list across your stack
This template is on GitHub already — an account lets you search and filter every CVE that has one, not just this CVE.
Verify with OpenVAS
Greenbone/OpenVAS ships 16 NVT checks for CVE-2023-51766. OpenVAS detects this CVE by NVT OID — enable the NVT in your scan config, or confirm it is in your feed with the query below.
gvm-cli socket --xml "<get_nvts nvt_oid='1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.114254' details='1'/>"1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.114254since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.114411since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.833631since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.885571since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.885573since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.1.2024.5597since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2024.3708since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2024.6611.1since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2026.8382.1since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.16.2024.1926since 2026-06-25
+ 6 more NVTs