please (aka pleaser) through 0.5.4 allows privilege escalation through the TIOCSTI and/or TIOCLINUX ioctl
Published Oct 20, 2023
8.5
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.29%
Description
please (aka pleaser) through 0.5.4 allows privilege escalation through the TIOCSTI and/or TIOCLINUX ioctl. (If both TIOCSTI and TIOCLINUX are disabled, this cannot be exploited.)
Affected products
No data.
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- Version 0StatusaffectedConstraints<=0.5.4
- Version
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
PoCAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Sep 12, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2023–2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (6 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.29% (0.00294) | 20.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.29% (0.00292) | 20.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 15.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 27, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
References (6)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cgf8-h3fp-h956 Advisory
- https://github.com/rustsec/advisory-db/pull/1798 Issue TrackingPatch
- https://gitlab.com/edneville/please/-/issues/13 ExploitIssue Tracking
- https://gitlab.com/edneville/please/-/merge_requests/69#note_1594254575 Issue TrackingPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46277
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2023-0066.html Third Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cgf8-h3fp-h956 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/rustsec/advisory-db/pull/1798 | Issue TrackingPatch | |
| https://gitlab.com/edneville/please/-/issues/13 | ExploitIssue Tracking | |
| https://gitlab.com/edneville/please/-/merge_requests/69#note_1594254575 | Issue TrackingPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46277 | ||
| https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2023-0066.html | Third Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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