CVE-2023-40168

Arbitrary file exfiltration via unrestricted file access

Published Aug 17, 2023 · Updated Oct 1, 2024

Information disclosure in TurboWarp Desktop before 1.8.0 allows context-dependent attackers to exfiltrate arbitrary local files. Electron sessions accepted file:// requests outside the application directory and allowed those file-origin pages unrestricted network access, so project or extension code could read disk content and send it to a remote server. Opening an untrusted sb3 file or loading a custom extension is sufficient; no green-flag action is required, and the web application is not affected.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.69%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in TurboWarp Desktop before 1.8.0 allows context-dependent attackers to exfiltrate arbitrary local files. Electron sessions accepted file:// requests outside the application directory and allowed those file-origin pages unrestricted network access, so project or extension code could read disk content and send it to a remote server. Opening an untrusted sb3 file or loading a custom extension is sufficient; no green-flag action is required, and the web application is not affected.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-40168
Published
Aug 17, 2023
Updated
Oct 1, 2024
Vendor
TurboWarp
Product
TurboWarp Desktop
Classifications
CWE-863, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 17, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 1.8.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

TurboWarp · TurboWarp Desktopversion=< 1.8.0

Published CVSS scores

6.3GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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 exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
T1005Data from Local System

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