CVE-2023-3891 (GCVE-0-2023-3891)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-15 02:07 – Updated: 2025-09-25 17:22
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Lapce v0.2.8 - Privilege escalation via Race Condition
Summary
Race condition in Lapce v0.2.8 allows an attacker to elevate privileges on the system
Severity
7.3 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-25 13:25 UTC
CWE
- CWE-367 - Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/aerosmith | third-party-advisory |
| https://lapce.dev | product |
| https://github.com/lapce/lapce/releases/tag/v0.3.0 | patch |
Impacted products
Date Public
2023-09-15 02:06
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