CVE-2023-49342
Attackers may pre-create and control this file to present false information to users or deny access to the application and panel.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.31%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Temporary data passed between application components by Budgie Extras Clockworks applet could potentially be viewed or manipulated. The data is stored in a location that is accessible to any user who has local access to the system. Attackers may pre-create and control this file to present false information to users or deny access to the application and panel.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.31% probability · 24th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-377, CWE-668
- Affected
- ubuntubudgie/budgie extras
- Source
- security@ubuntu.com
EPSS 0.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-49342Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/UbuntuBudgie/budgie-extras/security/advisories/GHSA-2vfg-p2h9-wg39Third Party Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6556-1Vendor Advisory
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-49342Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/UbuntuBudgie/budgie-extras/security/advisories/GHSA-2vfg-p2h9-wg39Third Party Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6556-1Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.