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CRITICAL

CVE-2023-41419

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

1.8 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • geventPyPIall versions · fixed in 23.9.0
  • python3-geventAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 1.2.2-5.el8_10

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2023-41419 Red Hat Product Security70 products fixed · 5 known affected

    python-gevent: privilege escalation via a crafted script to the WSGIServer component

    python-gevent.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · python-gevent.src as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · python3-gevent as a component of Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.0

  • RHSA-2024:8834 Red Hat Product Security13 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: python-gevent security update

  • RHSA-2024:8102 Red Hat Product Security13 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: python-gevent security update

  • RHSA-2024:8105 Red Hat Product Security15 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: python-gevent security update

  • RHSA-2024:7785 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: python-gevent security update

  • RHSA-2024:7421 Red Hat Product Security21 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: python-gevent security update

1 more advisory

Full record on NVD

Description

An issue in Gevent before version 23.9.0 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted script to the WSGIServer component.

Technical details

Published
2023-09-25

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-41419?

An issue in Gevent before version 23.9.0 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted script to the WSGIServer component.

Is CVE-2023-41419 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-41419 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.8% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-41419?

CVE-2023-41419 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).

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