CVE-2023-6507

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total 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

1.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 70.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-31.

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

2023-12-08 18:20Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-07-31 14:09Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-12-04

Assigning CNA

PSF

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.1)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

9b06b381fc94517943e60cc393fc39143640db247106b5bb6da97f6f8b2cedf6

• github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/issues/112334issue-tracking
• mail.python.orghttps://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/AUL7QFHBLILGISS7U63B47AYSSGJJQZD/vendor-advisory
• github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/9fe7655c6ce0b8e9adc229daf681b6d30e6b1610patch
• github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/10e9bb13b8dcaa414645b9bd10718d8f7179e82bpatch
• github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/85bbfa8a4bbdbb61a3a84fbd7cb29a4096ab8a06patch