CVE-2023-1521 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting the sccache client on Linux, allowing arbitrary code execution with the privileges of a local sccache server. This is achieved by preloading malicious code in a shared library via LD_PRELOAD, potentially leading to root privileges if the server is run as such (e.g., via the snap package). The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:sccache:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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