CVE-2023-27534
moderate-risk
Published 2023-03-30
A path traversal vulnerability exists in curl <8.0.0 SFTP implementation causes the tilde (~) character to be wrongly replaced when used as a prefix in the first path element, in addition to its intended use as the first element to indicate a path relative to the user's home directory. Attackers can exploit this flaw to bypass filtering or execute arbitrary code by crafting a path like /~2/foo while accessing a server with a specific user.
Do I need to act?
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0.06% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
8
CVSS 8.8/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (10)
Affected Vendors
References (10)
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-12
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0012/
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-12
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0012/
46
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
30/34 · Critical
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
16/34 · Moderate