CVE-2023-0593 json
Path traversal in yaffshiv
published 2023-01-31 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-12632
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A path traversal vulnerability affects yaffshiv YAFFS filesystem extractor. By crafting a malicious YAFFS file, an attacker could force yaffshiv to write outside of the extraction directory.
This issue affects yaffshiv up to version 0.1 included, which is the most recent at time of publication.
Patch / fix
- github.com/devttys0/yaffshiv#3 pull request
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 19 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- onekey.com https://onekey.com/blog/security-advisory-remote-command-execution-in-binwalk/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
- devttys0 yaffshiv
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
github.com
/devttys0/yaffshiv/pull/3/files
patch, third-party-advisory
-
onekey.com
/blog/security-advisory-remote-command-execution-in-binwalk/
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-0593
- NVD CVE-2023-0593
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