CVE-2023-29465
Status: ModifiedMedium (5.5)—
SageMath FlintQS 1.0 relies on pathnames under TMPDIR (typically world-writable), which (for example) allows a local user to overwrite files with the privileges of a different user (who is running FlintQS).
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Base score: 5.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.24%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 14
- Score date: 10/6/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
References
Raw JSON (NVD)
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