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CVE-2023-41915

CVE-2023-41915 PUBLISHED

Reported by mitre · Published September 9, 2023

OpenPMIx PMIx before 4.2.6 and 5.0.x before 5.0.1 allows attackers to obtain ownership of arbitrary files via a race condition during execution of library code with UID 0.

Fixed versions

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PackageEcosystemFixed in
pmix-toolsAmazon Linux3.2.3-1.amzn2023.0.3
openpmixopenpmix4.2.6

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a
amazon:2023pmix-tools0
n/an/a*
amazon:2023pmix-pmi-devel0
amazon:2023pmix-pmi0
amazon:2023pmix0
amazon:2023pmix-devel0

Timeline

  • Sep 9, 2023 CVE Published
  • Sep 10, 2023 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
  • Sep 10, 2023 PoC Published
  • Nov 17, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Mar 11, 2026 Distribution Patch (28 in total, the first dated here)
  • Mar 11, 2026 Security Advisory (30 in total, the first dated here)
  • Aug 3, 2026 Coalition ESS Score

Query this with the API

The same record, from the CLI:

vulnetix vdb vuln CVE-2023-41915
vulnetix vdb fixes CVE-2023-41915

Or with curl, using the org id and key from your account page:

curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/CVE-2023-41915/fixes/registry"

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