CVE-2023-0593

Name: CVE-2023-0593
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-01-31T10:15:10.45+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.35%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-0593 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A path traversal vulnerability affects yaffshiv YAFFS filesystem extractor. By crafting a malicious YAFFS file, an attacker could force yaffshiv to write outside of the extraction directory. This issue affects yaffshiv up to version 0.1 included, which is the most recent at time of publication. . EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A path traversal vulnerability affects yaffshiv YAFFS filesystem extractor. By crafting a malicious YAFFS file, an attacker could force yaffshiv to write outside of the extraction directory. This issue affects yaffshiv up to version 0.1 included, which is the most recent at time of publication.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.35%

27.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Yaffshiv Project	Yaffshiv	<= 0.1

References

https://github.com/devttys0/yaffshiv/pull/3/filesPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://onekey.com/blog/security-advisory-remote-command-execution-in-binwalk/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/devttys0/yaffshiv/pull/3/filesPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://onekey.com/blog/security-advisory-remote-command-execution-in-binwalk/Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 31, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-0593?

How severe is CVE-2023-0593?

CVE-2023-0593 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-0593?

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Source: NVD / NIST