CVE-2023-50447 json
Arbitrary Code Execution in Pillow
published 2024-01-19 2 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also BIT-pillow-2023-50447 , EUVD-2024-0230 , GHSA-3f63-hfp8-52jq , PYSEC-2026-457
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.7%
- EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Pillow through 10.1.0 allows PIL.ImageMath.eval Arbitrary Code Execution via the environment parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-22817 (which was about the expression parameter).
Patch / fix
- pypi pillow 10.2.0
- bitnami pillow 10.1.1
- pillow Debian 12 9.4.0-1.1+deb12u1
- pillow Debian 14, Debian 13 10.2.0-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50447
- pillow Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.8
- pillow Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.2
- pillow Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 10.2.0-1
- pillow Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm5
- pillow Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 3.1.2-0ubuntu1.6+esm3
- pillow Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 5.1.0-1ubuntu0.8+esm2
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50447
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
- receptor ansible automation platform inside 2.4, ansible automation platform developer 2.4, ansible automation platform 2.4 1.4.8-1.el8ap
- receptor ansible automation platform inside 2.4, ansible automation platform developer 2.4, ansible automation platform 2.4 1.4.8-1.el9ap
- python-idna ansible automation platform developer 2.4, ansible automation platform 2.4 3.7-1.el9ap
- receptorctl ansible automation platform inside 2.4, ansible automation platform developer 2.4, ansible automation platform 2.4 1.4.8-1.el8ap
- receptorctl ansible automation platform inside 2.4, ansible automation platform developer 2.4, ansible automation platform 2.4 1.4.8-1.el9ap
- python-black ansible automation platform inside 2.4, ansible automation platform developer 2.4, ansible automation platform 2.4 22.8.0-2.el9ap
- python3-idna ansible automation platform developer 2.4, ansible automation platform 2.4 3.7-1.el9ap
- python-jinja2 ansible automation platform inside 2.4, ansible automation platform developer 2.4, ansible automation platform 2.4 3.1.4-1.el9ap
red hat advisories RHSA-2024:3781RHSA-2024:1058RHSA-2024:1059RHSA-2024:1060RHSA-2024:0893RHSA-2024:0857
- python-Pillow OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9, OpenStack Cloud 9 5.2.0-3.23.1
- python-Pillow OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8, OpenStack Cloud 8, HPE Helion OpenStack 8 4.2.1-3.26.1
- python-Pillow SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE Module for Python 3 15 SP5 +3 more 9.5.0-150400.5.9.1
- python-Pillow openSUSE Leap 15.5 7.2.0-150300.3.6.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2024:0439-1SUSE-SU-2024:0290-1SUSE-SU-2024:0205-1SUSE-SU-2024:0185-1
- python-Pillow openSUSE Tumbleweed 12.3.0-1.1
- python-Pillow openSUSE Tumbleweed 10.2.0-1.1
- python-Pillow Package Hub 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 8.4.0-bp155.3.3.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:11261-1openSUSE-SU-2024:13611-1openSUSE-SU-2024:0125-1
- python3-pillow AlmaLinux 8 5.1.1-18.el8_9.1.alma.1
- python3-pillow-tk AlmaLinux 8 5.1.1-18.el8_9.1.alma.1
almalinux advisories ALSA-2024:0893
- py3-pillow Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +3 more 10.2.0-r0
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2023-50447
Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2023-50447 updated cvss 8.1
pillow: Arbitrary Code Execution via the environment parameter
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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 python39-pillow 10.3.0-1.el8ap, python3x-pillow 10.3.0-1.el8ap Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 python-pillow 10.3.0-1.el9ap, python3-pillow 10.3.0-1.el9apfixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:3781
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Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) python3-pillow 5.1.1-18.el8_9.1, python3-pillow-tk 5.1.1-18.el8_9.1fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0893
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Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.6) python3-pillow 5.1.1-19.el8_6, python3-pillow-tk 5.1.1-19.el8_6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1058
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Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.8) python3-pillow 5.1.1-19.el8_8, python3-pillow-tk 5.1.1-19.el8_8fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0754
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) python-pillow 5.1.1-18.el8_9.1, python3-pillow 5.1.1-18.el8_9.1fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0893
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) python-pillow 5.1.1-15.el8_2, python3-pillow 5.1.1-15.el8_2fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1059
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) python-pillow 5.1.1-15.el8_4, python3-pillow 5.1.1-15.el8_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) python-pillow 5.1.1-15.el8_4, python3-pillow 5.1.1-15.el8_4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1060
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) python-pillow 5.1.1-19.el8_6, python3-pillow 5.1.1-19.el8_6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1058
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) python-pillow 5.1.1-19.el8_8, python3-pillow 5.1.1-19.el8_8fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0754
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) python-pillow 5.1.1-15.el8_4, python3-pillow 5.1.1-15.el8_4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1060
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) python-pillow 2.0.0-25.gitd1c6db8.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) python-pillow 2.0.0-25.gitd1c6db8.el7_9, python-pillow-qt 2.0.0-25.gitd1c6db8.el7_9, python-pillow-tk 2.0.0-25.gitd1c6db8.el7_9, python-pillow-sane 2.0.0-25.gitd1c6db8.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) python-pillow 2.0.0-25.gitd1c6db8.el7_9, python-pillow-qt 2.0.0-25.gitd1c6db8.el7_9, python-pillow-tk 2.0.0-25.gitd1c6db8.el7_9, python-pillow-sane 2.0.0-25.gitd1c6db8.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) python-pillow 2.0.0-25.gitd1c6db8.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) python-pillow 2.0.0-25.gitd1c6db8.el7_9, python-pillow-qt 2.0.0-25.gitd1c6db8.el7_9, python-pillow-tk 2.0.0-25.gitd1c6db8.el7_9, python-pillow-sane 2.0.0-25.gitd1c6db8.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) python-pillow 2.0.0-25.gitd1c6db8.el7_9fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0857
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) python-pillow 2.0.0-25.gitd1c6db8.el7_9, python-pillow-qt 2.0.0-25.gitd1c6db8.el7_9, python-pillow-tk 2.0.0-25.gitd1c6db8.el7_9, python-pillow-sane 2.0.0-25.gitd1c6db8.el7_9 -
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 receptor 1.4.8-1.el8ap, python39-idna 3.7-1.el8ap, python3x-idna 3.7-1.el8ap, receptorctl 1.4.8-1.el8ap, ansible-core 2.15.11-1.el8ap, ansible-test 2.15.11-1.el8ap, +37 more Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 receptor 1.4.8-1.el9ap, python-idna 3.7-1.el9ap, python3-idna 3.7-1.el9ap, receptorctl 1.4.8-1.el9ap, python-black 22.8.0-2.el9ap, python-jinja2 3.1.4-1.el9ap, +37 morenot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
cisa ICSA-25-203-04 updated cvss 8.1
Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Power Operation (Update A)
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Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Power Operation (EPO) 2022 <=CU6 Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Power Operation (EPO) 2024 <=CU1affected: mitigation “If users choose not to apply the remediation mentioned above, Schneider Electric recommends the following:” community.se.com
From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
1.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | pillow | <10.2.0 |
10.2.0 |
| bitnami | pillow | <10.1.1 |
10.1.1 |
Affected products
- python pillow
Classification
References
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github.com
/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/45c726fd4daa63236a8f3653530f297dc87b160a
web
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github.com
/python-pillow/Pillow/releases
web, release-notes, article
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devhub.checkmarx.com
/cve-details/CVE-2023-50447/
third-party-advisory, advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2024/01/20/1
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory, advisory
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lists.debian.org
/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00019.html
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory, advisory
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duartecsantos.github.io
/2024-01-02-CVE-2023-50447/
web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50447
advisory, web
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devhub.checkmarx.com
/cve-details/CVE-2023-50447
web
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duartecsantos.github.io
/2023-01-02-CVE-2023-50447
web
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duartecsantos.github.io
/2024-01-02-CVE-2023-50447
web
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github.com
/python-pillow/Pillow
package
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pillow.readthedocs.io
/en/stable/releasenotes/10.2.0.html#security
web
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duartecsantos.github.io
/2023-01-02-CVE-2023-50447/
web
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pypi.org
/project/pillow
package
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-3f63-hfp8-52jq
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-50447
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-3f63-hfp8-52jq
- NVD CVE-2023-50447
- OSV BIT-pillow-2023-50447
- OSV PYSEC-2026-457
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