CVE-2023-5557

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—

7.5

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.

CVSS v3: 7.5
EG Score: 7.5(medium)
EPSS: 14.2%
KEV: Not listed

Published

October 13, 2023

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (20)

secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7712
secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7713
secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7730
secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7731
secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7732
secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7733
secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7739
secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7744
secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5557
secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2243096
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7712
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7713
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7730
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7731
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7732

Patch Availability(9)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	tracker-miner-fs (3.4.6-0ubuntu0.23.04.1) @ lunar	2026-05-24	ubuntu
redhat	tracker-miners-0:3.1.2-4.el9_2	2023-12-12	redhat
redhat	tracker-miners-0:2.1.5-2.el8_9.1	2023-12-12	redhat
redhat	tracker-miners-0:2.1.5-2.el8_6.1	2023-12-12	redhat
redhat	tracker-miners-0:2.1.5-2.el8_8.1	2023-12-12	redhat
redhat	tracker-miners-0:2.1.5-2.el8_2.1	2023-12-12	redhat
redhat	tracker-miners-0:2.1.5-2.el8_4.1	2023-12-12	redhat
redhat	tracker-miners-0:3.1.2-4.el9_3	2023-12-11	redhat
redhat	tracker-miners-0:3.1.2-2.el9_0	2023-12-11	redhat

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.

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure

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Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-5557?

CVE-2023-5557 is a high vulnerability published on October 13, 2023. 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.

When was CVE-2023-5557 disclosed?

CVE-2023-5557 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 13, 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-2023-5557 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-5557 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 14.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-5557?

CVE-2023-5557 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-5557?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-5557, 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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