Path Traversal in Espeak-Ng Espeak Ng

CVE-2023-4990

Directory traversal vulnerability in MCL-Net versions prior to 4.6 Update Package (P01) may allow attackers to read arbitrary files.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.006 (42.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

product-security@gg.jp.panasonic.com (Product, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4990?: CVE-2023-4990 is a high-severity vulnerability in Espeak-Ng Espeak Ng, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2023-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2023-4990?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-4990 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.