CVE-2024-6923

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 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

1.10% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 63.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Deferred. 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

2024-08-01 13:40Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-03 22:32Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-07-19

Assigning CNA

PSF

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

563156bb04586bd0a4ed084f9ee590e4bfb965528096ef4aea809118e19ba06d

• github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/pull/122233patch
• github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/issues/121650issue-tracking
• mail.python.orghttps://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/QH3BUOE2DYQBWP7NAQ7UNHPPOELKISRW/vendor-advisory
• github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4766d1200fdf8b6728137aa2927a297e224d5fa7patch
• github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4aaa4259b5a6e664b7316a4d60bdec7ee0f124d0patch
• github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/06f28dc236708f72871c64d4bc4b4ea144c50147patch
• github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b158a76ce094897c870fb6b3de62887b7ccc33f1patch
• github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/f7be505d137a22528cb0fc004422c0081d5d90e6patch
• github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/f7c0f09e69e950cf3c5ada9dbde93898eb975533patch
• github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/097633981879b3c9de9a1dd120d3aa585ecc2384patch
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/01/3
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/02/2
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240926-0003/
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00005.html
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00000.html