CVE-2023-32184Public exploit

Local code execution via unsafe temporary file

Published Sep 19, 2023 · Updated Sep 25, 2024

Insecure storage of sensitive information in OpenSUSE openSUSE Welcome 0.1 allows local users to execute code via a custom XFCE layout. PanelLayouter::applyLayout() removes and copies data through the fixed /tmp/layout path without checking failures, allowing another local user to precreate a file whose contents are consumed by the XFCE panel configuration script and can overwrite .bashrc. Exploitation requires a victim running XFCE to click Customize and choose a layout; execution occurs in that user's context.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.31%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Insecure storage of sensitive information in OpenSUSE openSUSE Welcome 0.1 allows local users to execute code via a custom XFCE layout. PanelLayouter::applyLayout() removes and copies data through the fixed /tmp/layout path without checking failures, allowing another local user to precreate a file whose contents are consumed by the XFCE panel configuration script and can overwrite .bashrc. Exploitation requires a victim running XFCE to click Customize and choose a layout; execution occurs in that user's context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-32184
Published
Sep 19, 2023
Updated
Sep 25, 2024
Vendor
OpenSUSE
Product
openSUSE Welcome
Classifications
CWE-922, T1546.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 19, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 25, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0.1 <0.1.9+git.35.4b9444a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

OpenSUSE · openSUSE Welcomeversion=0.1 <0.1.9+git.35.4b9444a

Published CVSS scores

7.8SUSECVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-922Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information
T1546.004Unix Shell Configuration Modification

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