CVE-2023-5521 (GCVE-0-2023-5521)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-11 12:00 – Updated: 2024-09-18 15:45
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Incorrect Authorization in tiann/kernelsu
Summary
Incorrect Authorization in GitHub repository tiann/kernelsu prior to v0.6.9.
Severity
7.3 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-18 15:10 UTC
CWE
- CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tiann | tiann/kernelsu |
Affected:
unspecified , < v0.6.9
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| tiann | kernelsu |
Affected:
0 , < 0.6.9
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:tiann:kernelsu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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