CVE-2023-44387

Artifact disclosure via inherited symlink permissions

Published Oct 5, 2023 · Updated Feb 13, 2025

Incorrect permission assignment in affected Gradle releases allows local users to expose files copied or archived through symbolic links. Copy and archive operations resolve each symbolic link to its target but assign the output the link's typically permissive mode rather than the target file's mode. Exploitation requires high-privileged local access and a symbolic link consumed by a build; the bounded result is unintended read access to resulting artifacts.

CVSS severity3.2
Low
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect permission assignment in affected Gradle releases allows local users to expose files copied or archived through symbolic links. Copy and archive operations resolve each symbolic link to its target but assign the output the link's typically permissive mode rather than the target file's mode. Exploitation requires high-privileged local access and a symbolic link consumed by a build; the bounded result is unintended read access to resulting artifacts.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-44387
Published
Oct 5, 2023
Updated
Feb 13, 2025
Vendor
Gradle, Inc.
Product
Gradle Build Tool
Classifications
CWE-732
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 5, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=>= 7.6.0, < 7.6.3
  2. Affected versionversion=< 8.4.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Gradle, Inc. · Gradle Build Toolversion=>= 7.6.0, < 7.6.3; version=< 8.4.0

Published CVSS scores

3.2GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

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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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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