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CVE-2023-6395

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-6395 is a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in the Mock software, affecting Fedora and Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) distributions. It allows an unprivileged attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on a build server due to improper sandboxing of Jinja2 templates within configuration parameters. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high 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
All Versions ImpactedCPE match
cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE match
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rpm-software-management:mock:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.7MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.55%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
72.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0155 is in the 60th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 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: templated_dictionaryFixed in: 1.4.1

Vendor Advisories (2)

pipGHSA-7j98-74jh-cjxhmedium

Privilege escalation for users that can access mock configuration

Jan 16, 2024
redhatCVE-2023-6395Moderate

Mock: Privilege escalation for users that can access mock configuration

Jan 16, 2024

References

access.redhat.com / security/cve/CVE-2023-6395
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com / xsuchy/templated-dictionary/commit/0740bd0ca8d487301881541028977d120f8b8933
Patch
github.com / xsuchy/templated-dictionary/commit/bcd90f0dafa365575c4b101e6f5d98c4ef4e4b69
Patch
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/[email protected]/message/62SP2BJC2AFLFJJAEHPGZ3ZINTBTI7AN
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/[email protected]/message/NBFYREAJH4T7GXXQZ4GJEREN4Q3AHS3K
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/1
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/3
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory