CVE-2023-38898

python: sensitive information can be obtained via the _asyncio._swap_current_task component.

Published Aug 15, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue in Python cpython v.3.7 allows an attacker to obtain sensitive information via the _asyncio._swap_current_task component. NOTE: this is disputed by the vendor because (1) neither 3.7 nor any other release is affected (it is a bug in some 3.12 pre-releases); (2) there are no common scenarios in which an adversary can call _asyncio._swap_current_task but does not already have the ability to call arbitrary functions; and (3) there are no common scenarios in which sensitive information, which is not already accessible to an adversary, becomes accessible through this bug.

Remediation

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History
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Oct 8, 2024, 8:56 PM
Reserved
Jul 25, 2023, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 15, 2023, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 15, 2023, 12:00 AM