CVE-2023-41419 is a critical privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Gevent versions prior to 23.9.0, specifically within its WSGIServer component. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this flaw allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or community discussions have been identified, organizations using vulnerable Gevent versions should prioritize patching due to the severe potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 23.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gevent:gevent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Gevent allows remote attacker to escalate privileges
Sep 25, 2023An issue in Gevent before version 23.9.0 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted script to the WSGIServer component.
Sep 12, 2023python-gevent: privilege escalation via a crafted script to the WSGIServer component
Aug 31, 2023