Temporary data passed between application components by Budgie Extras Dropby 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.
CVE-2023-49343
This medium-severity CVE scores 6.0 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.0%, top 90% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
- EG Score
- 6.0(medium)
- EPSS
- 22.2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
December 14, 2023
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (6)
- security@ubuntuhttps://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-49343
- security@ubuntuhttps://github.com/UbuntuBudgie/budgie-extras/security/advisories/GHSA-27g2-7x65-3cc5
- security@ubuntuhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6556-1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-49343
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/UbuntuBudgie/budgie-extras/security/advisories/GHSA-27g2-7x65-3cc5
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6556-1
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | budgie-workspace-wallpaper-applet (1.7.0-3.0ubuntu1) @ mantic | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(3)
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Data Freshness Timeline
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- 2026-06-24 06:34 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.8 · severity → HIGH
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