CVE-2023-41040

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.09% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 65.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-08-30 21:07Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-03 21:49Z11 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-08-22

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.0)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weaknesses

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

366e2156dc1181446a8d8eb3f991768508e2afdcea1aaff5c9c03ac8f473a298

• github.comhttps://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-cwvm-v4w8-q58cx_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1672x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/74e55ee4544867e1bd976b7df5a45869ee397b0bx_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/e98f57b81f792f0f5e18d33ee658ae395f9aa3c4x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/blob/1c8310d7cae144f74a671cbe17e51f63a830adbf/git/refs/symbolic.py#L174-L175x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.37x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/gitpython/PYSEC-2023-165.yamlx_refsource_MISC
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00036.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00030.html