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CVE-2023-41334

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-41334 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Astropy core package versions prior to 5.3.3. It arises from improper input validation in the TranformGraph().to_dot_graph function, allowing a malicious user to execute arbitrary commands by providing them as the savelayout argument. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.4 (HIGH), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No user interaction is required for a successful exploit. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:astropy:astropy:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:python:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.4HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.5
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.12%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
62.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0112 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 3,237 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: astropyFixed in: 5.3.3

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-h2x6-5jx5-46hfhigh

RCE in TranformGraph().to_dot_graph function

Mar 18, 2024

References

github.com / astropy/astropy/blob/9b97d98802ee4f5350a62b681c35d8687ee81d91/astropy/coordinates/transformations.py
Product
github.com / astropy/astropy/commit/22057d37b1313f5f5a9b5783df0a091d978dccb5
Patch
github.com / astropy/astropy/security/advisories/GHSA-h2x6-5jx5-46hf
ExploitVendor Advisory