CVE-2023-46115

Updater key disclosure via broad Vite environment prefix

Published Oct 19, 2023 · Updated Sep 12, 2024

Credential exposure in Tauri CLI 1.0.0 through 1.5.5 and 2.0.0-alpha.0 through 2.0.0-alpha.15 allows local users to read updater keys. The Vite guide's envPrefix setting admits every TAURI_ variable, so Vite substitutes signing-key and password values into frontend assets. Exposure requires a Vite-based project that copied the setting and supplied the secrets during a debug build, or referenced them in a production frontend.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Credential exposure in Tauri CLI 1.0.0 through 1.5.5 and 2.0.0-alpha.0 through 2.0.0-alpha.15 allows local users to read updater keys. The Vite guide's envPrefix setting admits every TAURI_ variable, so Vite substitutes signing-key and password values into frontend assets. Exposure requires a Vite-based project that copied the setting and supplied the secrets during a debug build, or referenced them in a production frontend.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-46115
Published
Oct 19, 2023
Updated
Sep 12, 2024
Vendor
Tauri Apps
Product
Tauri
Classifications
CWE-200, CWE-522, T1552.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 19, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 12, 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=>= 1.0.0, < 1.5.6
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 2.0.0-alpha.0, < 2.0.0-alpha.16

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Tauri Apps · Tauriversion=>= 1.0.0, < 1.5.6; version=>= 2.0.0-alpha.0, < 2.0.0-alpha.16

Published CVSS scores

8.4GitHub CNACVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
T1552.004Unsecured Credentials: Private Keys

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