Vulnerability in Gnome Tracker Miners

CVE-2023-5557

A flaw was found in the tracker-miners package. A weakness in the sandbox allows a maliciously-crafted file to execute code outside the sandbox if the tracker-extract process has first been compromised by a separate vulnerability.

EPSS: 0.009 (55.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5557?
CVE-2023-5557 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnome Tracker Miners, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-10-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-5557?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-5557 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.