How to verify CVE-2023-6246
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 -id CVE-2023-6246 -u https://your-target -rl 50 -timeout 10Runs against your own host. Don't have Nuclei? Install guide ↗
- highOfficialcodeglibc's syslog - Local Privilege EscalationGitHub ↗
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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 9 NVT checks for CVE-2023-6246. 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='1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.154749' details='1'/>"1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.154749since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.885641since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.885646since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2024.0026since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.1.2024.5611since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2024.6620.1since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.17.3.2026.0054since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.18.1.2024.13647.1since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.9.2024.9710199801006101897since 2026-06-25