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)

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (44.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-4990: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.