CVE-2023-32184

A Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerability in openSUSE opensuse-welcome allows...

7.8 HighFix available

A Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerability in openSUSE opensuse-welcome allows local attackers to execute code as the user that runs opensuse-welcome if a custom layout is chosen This issue affects opensuse-welcome: from 0.1 before 0.1.9+git.35.4b9444a.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.31%Up 0.3 points since Sep 20, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2023-32184
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-922
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-36452 7.8

Record: EUVD-2023-36452
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6cr9-4pv5-j99r 7.8

A Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerability in openSUSE opensuse-welcome allows...

Record: GHSA-6cr9-4pv5-j99r
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-922
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.8

Record: CVE-2023-32184
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-922
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2023:0219-1 No score

Security update for opensuse-welcome

This update for opensuse-welcome fixes the following issues:

Update to version 0.1.9+git.35.4b9444a:

CVE-2023-32184: panellayouter: use QTemporaryFile for applyLayout() (boo#1213708).
Translation updates.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2023:0219-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2023:0230-1 No score

Security update for opensuse-welcome

This update for opensuse-welcome fixes the following issues:

CVE-2023-32184: Fixed possible security issues when using the feature to change the Xfce desktop layout, caused by a fixed temporary file path used in /tmp/layout (boo#1213708)

Record: openSUSE-SU-2023:0230-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13126-1 No score

opensuse-welcome-0.1.9+git.35.4b9444a-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the opensuse-welcome-0.1.9+git.35.4b9444a-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:13126-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`opensuse-welcome` SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP5	before 0.1.9+git.35.4b9444a-bp155.2.3.1	0.1.9+git.35.4b9444a-bp155.2.3.1
`opensuse-welcome` openSUSE:Leap 15.5	before 0.1.9+git.35.4b9444a-bp155.2.3.1	0.1.9+git.35.4b9444a-bp155.2.3.1
`opensuse-welcome` SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP4	before 0.1.9+git.0.66be0d8-bp154.2.6.1	0.1.9+git.0.66be0d8-bp154.2.6.1
`opensuse-welcome` openSUSE:Leap 15.4	before 0.1.9+git.0.66be0d8-bp154.2.6.1	0.1.9+git.0.66be0d8-bp154.2.6.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-32184 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Opensuse Opensuse-welcome, published August 14, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 23rd percentile. Fixed in opensuse-welcome 0.1.9+git.35.4b9444a-bp155.2.3.1.