CVE-2023-6597

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

0.31% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 23.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

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

Red Hat severity

Important. 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

2024-03-19 15:44Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-03 21:50Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-12-07

Assigning CNA

PSF

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-61UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) FollowingCompound

Data version

5.2

Document digest

061bc9078a4c743e4b4dba0b329540c95cec893ba9a012fa28dcacf4370ea4bf

• github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/81c16cd94ec38d61aa478b9a452436dc3b1b524dpatch
• github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/6ceb8aeda504b079fef7a57b8d81472f15cdd9a5patch
• github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/5585334d772b253a01a6730e8202ffb1607c3d25patch
• github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/8eaeefe49d179ca4908d052745e3bb8b6f238f82patch
• github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d54e22a669ae6e987199bb5d2c69bb5a46b0083bpatch
• github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/02a9259c717738dfe6b463c44d7e17f2b6d2cb3apatch
• github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/issues/91133issue-tracking
• mail.python.orghttps://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/Q5C6ATFC67K53XFV4KE45325S7NS62LD/vendor-advisory
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00025.html
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/20/5
• lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T3IGRX54M7RNCQOXVQO5KQKTGWCOABIM/
• lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U5VHWS52HGD743C47UMCSAK2A773M2YE/
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00000.html
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00005.html