An issue in Gevent before version 23.9.0 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges…
Priority MEDIUM 46Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 10 fixed, 5 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
An issue in Gevent before version 23.9.0 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted script to the WSGIServer component.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01793 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial gevent (PyPI): 23.9.0Red Hat: 6 advisoriesRed Hat: 10 fixed, 5 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | gevent (PyPI) | before 23.9.0 | 23.9.0 | Patch available | GHSA-x7m3-jprg-wc5g |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- gevent (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 23.9.0 Fixed in 23.9.0 Patch available GHSA-x7m3-jprg-wc5g
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-x7m3-jprg-wc5g gevent (PyPI) Fixed in 23.9.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 6 advisories
- RHSA-2024:8834 Released 2024-11-05 · Red Hat rating Importantpython-gevent security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) python-gevent-1.2.2-5.el8_10, python3-gevent-1.2.2-5.el8_10
- RHSA-2024:8102 Released 2024-10-15 · Red Hat rating Importantpython-gevent security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) python-gevent-1.2.2-5.el8_8, python3-gevent-1.2.2-5.el8_8
- RHSA-2024:8105 Released 2024-10-15 · Red Hat rating Importantpython-gevent security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) python-gevent-1.2.2-5.el8_4, python3-gevent-1.2.2-5.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) python-gevent-1.2.2-5.el8_4, python3-gevent-1.2.2-5.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) python-gevent-1.2.2-5.el8_4, python3-gevent-1.2.2-5.el8_4
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2024:7785 Released 2024-10-08 · Red Hat rating Importantpython-gevent security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) python-gevent-1.2.2-5.el8_2, python3-gevent-1.2.2-5.el8_2
- RHSA-2024:7421 Released 2024-10-01 · Red Hat rating Importantpython-gevent security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) python-gevent-1.2.2-5.el8_6, python3-gevent-1.2.2-5.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) python-gevent-1.2.2-5.el8_6, python3-gevent-1.2.2-5.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) python-gevent-1.2.2-5.el8_6, python3-gevent-1.2.2-5.el8_6
- RHSA-2023:7438 Released 2023-11-21 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1.1 (python-gevent) security update
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 python-gevent-21.1.2-2.el9ost, python3-gevent-21.1.2-2.el9ost
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.0 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Quay 3 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8834 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:7785 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8105 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:7421 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8105 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:7421 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8102 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8105 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:7421 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:7438 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-41419
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x7m3-jprg-wc5g
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-41419 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-41419 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x7m3-jprg-wc5g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-41419 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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