CVE-2023-34460

Hidden-file access via flipped Unix scope default

Published Jun 23, 2023 · Updated Nov 7, 2024

Improper authorization in Tauri 1.4.0 allows attackers to read hidden files on Linux and macOS through wildcard filesystem scopes. The Scope filesystem constructor applies a flipped Unix default for require_literal_leading_dot, so wildcard components match leading dots. Only applications exposing the fs endpoint with wildcard scopes are affected, and access is limited to hidden paths within those configured scopes.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.65%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper authorization in Tauri 1.4.0 allows attackers to read hidden files on Linux and macOS through wildcard filesystem scopes. The Scope filesystem constructor applies a flipped Unix default for require_literal_leading_dot, so wildcard components match leading dots. Only applications exposing the fs endpoint with wildcard scopes are affected, and access is limited to hidden paths within those configured scopes.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-34460
Published
Jun 23, 2023
Updated
Nov 7, 2024
Vendor
Tauri Apps
Product
Tauri
Classifications
CWE-285, T1005
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 23, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 7, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion== 1.4.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Tauri Apps · Tauriversion== 1.4.0

Published CVSS scores

4.8GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-285Improper Authorization
T1005Data from Local System

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