Temporary data passed between application components by Budgie Extras Clockworks applet could potentially be viewed or manipulated.
Temporary data passed between application components by Budgie Extras Clockworks applet could potentially be viewed or manipulated. The data is stored in a location that is accessible to any user who has local access to the system. Attackers may pre-create and control this file to present false information to users or deny access to the application and panel.
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- Dec 14, 2023
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 22th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-377
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Report tools
Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 7.8
- CNA · canonical
- 6.0
- 1.8 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ubuntubudgie | budgie extras | cpe:2.3:a:ubuntubudgie:budgie_extras |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- ubuntubudgie budgie extras1.4.0 and later · before 1.7.1
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (canonical). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Ubuntu Budgie Budgie Extras
- v1.4.0 and later · before v1.7.1affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | budgie-extras | all versions | — |
| Debian:13 | budgie-extras | before 1.7.1-1 | 1.7.1-1 |
Same product
ubuntubudgie: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-49347Temporary data passed between application components by Budgie Extras Windows Previews could potentially be viewed or manipulated.31Monitor
- CVE-2023-49346Temporary data passed between application components by Budgie Extras WeatherShow applet could potentially be viewed or manipulated.31Monitor
- CVE-2023-49345Temporary data passed between application components by Budgie Extras Takeabreak applet could potentially be viewed or manipulated.31Monitor
- CVE-2023-49344Temporary data passed between application components by Budgie Extras Window Shuffler applet could potentially be viewed or manipulated.31Monitor
- CVE-2023-49343Temporary data passed between application components by Budgie Extras Dropby applet could potentially be viewed or manipulated.31Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Budgie Budgie Extras | v1.7.1 | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:budgie-extras | 1.7.1-1 · Debian:13 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- Sam Laneanalyst
- David Mohammedremediation verifier
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2023-493440 days apartTemporary data passed between application components by Budgie Extras Window Shuffler applet could potentially be viewed or manipulated.31Monitor
- CVE-2023-493450 days apartTemporary data passed between application components by Budgie Extras Takeabreak applet could potentially be viewed or manipulated.31Monitor
- CVE-2023-493460 days apartTemporary data passed between application components by Budgie Extras WeatherShow applet could potentially be viewed or manipulated.31Monitor
- CVE-2023-493470 days apartTemporary data passed between application components by Budgie Extras Windows Previews could potentially be viewed or manipulated.31Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-377 · Insecure Temporary FileCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-49342
- github.com/UbuntuBudgie/budgie-extras/security/advisories/GHSA-2vfg-p2h9-wg39
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6556-1
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.