CVE-2023-6597

CVSS 3.1 Score 7.8 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Mar 19, 2024
Updated: Mar 24, 2024

Summary

CVE-2023-6597 is a vulnerability found in the CPython `tempfile.TemporaryDirectory` class. It affects versions 3.12.2, 3.11.8, 3.10.13, 3.9.18, and 3.8.18 and earlier versions. The vulnerability allows users with privileged access to modify permissions of files referenced by symlinks during cleanup of permissions-related errors in certain circumstances. The risk score for this vulnerability is 25, indicating a high level of severity with potential impacts on integrity and confidentiality. To remediate the vulnerability, users should update their CPython version to a patched release that addresses the issue.

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