CVE-2023-46277

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—Elevated

7.8

please (aka pleaser) through 0.5.4 allows privilege escalation through the TIOCSTI and/or TIOCLINUX ioctl. (If both TIOCSTI and TIOCLINUX are disabled, this cannot be exploited.)

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 7.8(medium)
EPSS: 22.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

October 20, 2023

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (8)

cve@mitrehttps://github.com/rustsec/advisory-db/pull/1798
cve@mitrehttps://gitlab.com/edneville/please/-/issues/13
cve@mitrehttps://gitlab.com/edneville/please/-/merge_requests/69#note_1594254575
cve@mitrehttps://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2023-0066.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/rustsec/advisory-db/pull/1798
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitlab.com/edneville/please/-/issues/13
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitlab.com/edneville/please/-/merge_requests/69#note_1594254575
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2023-0066.html

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
rust	pleaser	—	ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

crates.io(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
pleaser	—	—	—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-46277?

CVE-2023-46277 is a high vulnerability published on October 20, 2023. please (aka pleaser) through 0.5.4 allows privilege escalation through the TIOCSTI and/or TIOCLINUX ioctl. (If both TIOCSTI and TIOCLINUX are disabled, this cannot be exploited.)

When was CVE-2023-46277 disclosed?

CVE-2023-46277 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 20, 2023, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-46277 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-46277 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 22.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-46277?

CVE-2023-46277 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-46277?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-46277, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2023-46277

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