CVE-2023-6597
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2023
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
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.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
CPython
- Vendor
- Python Software Foundation
- Product
- CPython
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | affected | python | 3.8.19 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 3.9.0 | affected | python | 3.9.19 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 3.10.0 | affected | python | 3.10.14 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 3.11.0 | affected | python | 3.11.8 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 3.12.0 | affected | python | 3.12.1 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 3.13.0a1 | affected | python | 3.13.0a3 | Unavailable | None listed |