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CVE-2023-49297

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-49297 is a critical deserialization vulnerability affecting PyDrive2 versions prior to 1.16.2. It allows for arbitrary code execution if a maliciously crafted YAML file is present in the same directory where PyDrive2 initializes GoogleAuth, or if loaded via LoadSettingsFile. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There are no known public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage are currently minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.16.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:iterative:pydrive2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.17.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:iterative:pydrive2:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

3.3LOW

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.51%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
40.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0051 is in the 40th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 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: PyDrive2Fixed in: 1.16.2

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-v5f6-hjmf-9mc5low

PyDrive2's unsafe YAML deserialization in LoadSettingsFile allows arbitrary code execution

Dec 5, 2023

References

github.com / iterative/PyDrive2/commit/c57355dc2033ad90b7050d681b2c3ba548ff0004
Patch
github.com / iterative/PyDrive2/security/advisories/GHSA-v5f6-hjmf-9mc5
ExploitVendor Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/[email protected]/message/CYR5SJKOFSSXFV3E3D2SLXBUBA5WMJJG
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/[email protected]/message/K34YWTDKBAYWZPOAKBYDM72WIFL5CAYW