CVE-2023-6597

highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.003 · 23 %ileDEEUNLRUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.31% (23rd) EPSS
CVSS 8.4 · high
Is it mine?
203 products
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Who says so?
6 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

An issue was found in the CPython `tempfile.TemporaryDirectory` class affecting versions 3.12.1, 3.11.7, 3.10.13, 3.9.18, and 3.8.18 and prior. The tempfile.TemporaryDirectory class would dereference symlinks during cleanup of permissions-related errors. This means users which can run privileged programs are potentially able to modify permissions of files referenced by symlinks in some circumstances.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.4
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.18.4highAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · cna@python.orgexploitability 1.4 · impact 5.8
v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · NCSC-NL NL
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-61USCWE-61US
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affected products (203)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (13)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • NCSC-2024-0414Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle CommunicationsNL2024-10-17csaf · ncsc_nlNL

    Oracle heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in diverse Communications producten en systemen.

  • NCSC-2025-0021Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle CommunicationsNL2025-01-22csaf · ncsc_nlNL

    Oracle heeft meerdere kwetsbaarheden verholpen in zijn Communicatieproducten, waaronder Oracle Communications Unified Assurance, Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Function en Oracle Communications Order and Service Management.

  • WID-SEC-W-2024-0687Python: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Codeausführung und DoSDeutsch2024-03-20csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Python ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen.

  • WID-SEC-W-2024-1307Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh Containers: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-06-06csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh Containers ausnutzen, um Dateien zu manipulieren, einen 'Denial of Service'-Zustand erzuegen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder weitere nicht spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen.

  • WID-SEC-W-2024-3195Oracle Communications: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-10-15csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Communications ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.

  • WID-SEC-W-2024-3377Dell PowerProtect Data Domain: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-11-07csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, Informationen offenzulegen und um nicht näher beschriebene Auswirkungen zu erzielen.

  • WID-SEC-W-2025-0001IBM DB2: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-01-01csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM DB2 on Cloud Pak for Data ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen.

  • WID-SEC-W-2025-0225Dell PowerProtect Data Domain: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-01-30csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain ausnutzen, um erhöhte Rechte zu erlangen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen und einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.

  • WID-SEC-W-2025-0794Juniper Junos Space: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-04-13csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Juniper Junos Space ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, um einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen und um andere, nicht näher spezifizierte Auswirkungen zu erzielen.

  • BIT-libpython-2023-65972025-08-11vendor · osvUS

    An issue was found in the CPython `tempfile.TemporaryDirectory` class affecting versions 3.12.1, 3.11.7, 3.10.13, 3.9.18, and 3.8.18 and prior. The tempfile.TemporaryDirectory class would dereference symlinks during cleanup of permissions-related errors. This means users which can run privileged programs are potentially able to modify permissions of files referenced by symlinks in some circumstances.

  • BIT-python-2023-65972024-12-13vendor · osvUS

    An issue was found in the CPython `tempfile.TemporaryDirectory` class affecting versions 3.12.1, 3.11.7, 3.10.13, 3.9.18, and 3.8.18 and prior. The tempfile.TemporaryDirectory class would dereference symlinks during cleanup of permissions-related errors. This means users which can run privileged programs are potentially able to modify permissions of files referenced by symlinks in some circumstances.

  • BIT-python-min-2023-65972025-01-17vendor · osvUS

    An issue was found in the CPython `tempfile.TemporaryDirectory` class affecting versions 3.12.1, 3.11.7, 3.10.13, 3.9.18, and 3.8.18 and prior. The tempfile.TemporaryDirectory class would dereference symlinks during cleanup of permissions-related errors. This means users which can run privileged programs are potentially able to modify permissions of files referenced by symlinks in some circumstances.

  • PSF-2024-12024-03-19vendor · osvUS

    An issue was found in the CPython `tempfile.TemporaryDirectory` class affecting versions 3.12.1, 3.11.7, 3.10.13, 3.9.18, and 3.8.18 and prior. The tempfile.TemporaryDirectory class would dereference symlinks during cleanup of permissions-related errors. This means users which can run privileged programs are potentially able to modify permissions of files referenced by symlinks in some circumstances.

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cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bduosvcert_bundncsc_nlNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2024-03-19modified 2026-06-17
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references (42)

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