CVE-2023-5557

What it is

A flaw was found in the tracker-miners package. A weakness in the sandbox allows a maliciously-crafted file to execute code outside the sandbox if the tracker-extract process has first been compromised by a separate vulnerability.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data tampering.

Exploit odds

0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2023-10-13 02:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-11-04 21:17 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 0.8% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2023-10-13 02:15 UTC

Last modified

2026-11-04 21:17 UTC

Exploit probability

0.8% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-693

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Gnome Tracker Miners < 3.3.2
• Gnome Tracker Miners < 3.4.5
• Gnome Tracker Miners < 3.5.3
• Gnome Tracker Miners < 3.6.1
• Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0
• Redhat Enterprise Linux 9.0

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.5

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

High

Privileges needed

None

User interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

High

Availability

Low

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