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CVE-2023-46277

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.29% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2023-10-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit
GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2023-46277
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.29%
Linux

Original NVD Description

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.)