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CVE-2023-5557

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-5557 is a high-severity flaw in the tracker-miners package affecting GNOME and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This vulnerability allows for arbitrary code execution outside of the sandbox if the tracker-extract process is already compromised by a separate, unspecified vulnerability. With a CVSS score of 7.7, it requires user interaction and high attack complexity, but can lead to significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:tracker_miners:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.4.0, < 3.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:tracker_miners:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.5.0, < 3.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:tracker_miners:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.6.0, < 3.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:tracker_miners:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
5.3
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.87%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
55.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0087 is in the 56th percentile among its peer group of 386 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (12)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: tracker-miners-0:2.1.5-2.el8_9.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: tracker-miners-0:2.1.5-2.el8_2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update ServiceFixed in: tracker-miners-0:2.1.5-2.el8_2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: tracker-miners-0:2.1.5-2.el8_2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportFixed in: tracker-miners-0:2.1.5-2.el8_4.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update ServiceFixed in: tracker-miners-0:2.1.5-2.el8_4.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: tracker-miners-0:2.1.5-2.el8_4.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update SupportFixed in: tracker-miners-0:2.1.5-2.el8_6.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update SupportFixed in: tracker-miners-0:2.1.5-2.el8_8.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: tracker-miners-0:3.1.2-4.el9_3
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update SupportFixed in: tracker-miners-0:3.1.2-2.el9_0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update SupportFixed in: tracker-miners-0:3.1.2-4.el9_2
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2023-5557Important

tracker-miners: sandbox escape

Sep 26, 2023

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2023:7712
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2023:7713
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2023:7730
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2023:7731
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2023:7732
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2023:7733
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2023:7739
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2023:7744
access.redhat.com / security/cve/CVE-2023-5557
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory