# CVE-2023-30797: Insecure Random Generation in Netflix Lemur

- Also known as: GHSA-5FQV-MPJ8-H7GM, PYSEC-2023-20
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.3.2
- Published: 2023-04-19 · Updated: 2026-07-15

## Affected

- lemur: fixed in 1.3.2
- lemur (PyPI): fixed in 1.3.2

## Description

Netflix Lemur before version 1.3.2 used insufficiently random values when generating default credentials. The insufficiently random values may allow an attacker to guess the credentials and gain access to resources managed by Lemur.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on lemur, upgrade to a fixed version (1.3.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/Netflix/security-bulletins/blob/master/advisories/nflx-2023-001.md
- https://github.com/Netflix/lemur/commit/666d853212174ee7f4e6f8b3b4b389ede1872238
- https://github.com/Netflix/lemur/security/advisories/GHSA-5fqv-mpj8-h7gm
- https://vulncheck.com/advisories/netflix-lemur-weak-rng

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