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Vulnerability details: VCID-p2uj-f3xn-8kge
Vulnerability ID VCID-p2uj-f3xn-8kge
Aliases CVE-2023-32700
Summary LuaTeX before 1.17.0 allows execution of arbitrary shell commands when compiling a TeX file obtained from an untrusted source. This occurs because luatex-core.lua lets the original io.popen be accessed. This also affects TeX Live before 2023 r66984 and MiKTeX before 23.5.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 7.9
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
System Score Found at
cvssv3 7.8 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-32700.json
epss 0.00246 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00246 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00246 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00246 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00246 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00246 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00246 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00246 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00246 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00246 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00246 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00246 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00246 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00246 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00246 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00246 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00246 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00246 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00246 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00246 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00246 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00246 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00246 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00246 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/releases/tag/build-svn66984
ssvc Track* https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/releases/tag/build-svn66984
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/tags/1.17.0
ssvc Track* https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/tags/1.17.0
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RLY43MIRONJSJVNBDFQHQ26MP3JIOB3H/
ssvc Track* https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RLY43MIRONJSJVNBDFQHQ26MP3JIOB3H/
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TF6YXUUFRGBIXIIIEV5SGBJXXT2SMUK5/
ssvc Track* https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TF6YXUUFRGBIXIIIEV5SGBJXXT2SMUK5/
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32700
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://tug.org/~mseven/luatex.html
ssvc Track* https://tug.org/~mseven/luatex.html
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2023-May/049188.html
ssvc Track* https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2023-May/049188.html
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-32700.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32700
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-32700
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
049188.html https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2023-May/049188.html
1.17.0 https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/tags/1.17.0
2208943 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2208943
build-svn66984 https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/releases/tag/build-svn66984
cpe:2.3:a:luatex_project:luatex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:luatex_project:luatex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:miktex:miktex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:miktex:miktex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:tug:tex_live:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2023-32700 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32700
luatex.html https://tug.org/~mseven/luatex.html
RHSA-2023:3661 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3661
RLY43MIRONJSJVNBDFQHQ26MP3JIOB3H https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RLY43MIRONJSJVNBDFQHQ26MP3JIOB3H/
TF6YXUUFRGBIXIIIEV5SGBJXXT2SMUK5 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TF6YXUUFRGBIXIIIEV5SGBJXXT2SMUK5/
USN-6115-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/6115-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-32700.json
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/releases/tag/build-svn66984
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2025-01-21T18:11:48Z/ Found at https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/releases/tag/build-svn66984
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/tags/1.17.0
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2025-01-21T18:11:48Z/ Found at https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/tags/1.17.0
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RLY43MIRONJSJVNBDFQHQ26MP3JIOB3H/
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2025-01-21T18:11:48Z/ Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RLY43MIRONJSJVNBDFQHQ26MP3JIOB3H/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TF6YXUUFRGBIXIIIEV5SGBJXXT2SMUK5/
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2025-01-21T18:11:48Z/ Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TF6YXUUFRGBIXIIIEV5SGBJXXT2SMUK5/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32700
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://tug.org/~mseven/luatex.html
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2025-01-21T18:11:48Z/ Found at https://tug.org/~mseven/luatex.html
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2023-May/049188.html
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2025-01-21T18:11:48Z/ Found at https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2023-May/049188.html
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.47856
EPSS Score 0.00246
Published At July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:33:48.915064+00:00 Alpine Linux Importer Import https://secdb.alpinelinux.org/v3.21/community.json 37.0.0