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CVE-2023-7152

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-7152 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability affecting MicroPython versions 1.21.0 and 1.22.0-preview, specifically within the poll_set_add_fd function in extmod/modselect.c. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability allows for remote, unauthenticated attacks with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the exploit has been publicly disclosed, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there readily available exploit modules in common frameworks like Metasploit or Nuclei, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage. A patch (8b24aa36ba978eafc6114b6798b47b7bfecdca26) is available to remediate this issue.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.21.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:micropython:micropython:1.21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.22.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:micropython:micropython:1.22.0:preview:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.1
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.89%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
55.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0089 is in the 40th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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 (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / jimmo/micropython/commit/8b24aa36ba978eafc6114b6798b47b7bfecdca26
Patch
github.com / micropython/micropython/issues/12887
ExploitIssue Tracking
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/[email protected]/message/4E2HYWCZB5R4SHY4SZZZSFDMD64N4SOZ
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/[email protected]/message/D3WWY5JY4RTJE25APB4REGDUDPATG6H7
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/[email protected]/message/TEK46QAJOXXDZOWOIE2YACUOCZFWOBCK
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