CVE-2023-43621
Croc may expose secret to local users
An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. The shared secret, located on a command line, can be read by local users who list all processes and their arguments.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. The shared secret, located on a command line, can be read by local users who list all processes and their arguments.
- Record
CVE-2023-43621- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. The shared secret, located on a command line, can be read by local users who list all processes and their arguments.
- Record
CVE-2023-43621- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2457 No score
An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. The shared secret, located on a command line, can be read by local users who list all processes and their arguments.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2457- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7g3v-4ggr-xvjf
Croc may expose secret to local users
An issue was discovered in Croc before 9.6.16. The shared secret, located on a command line, can be read by local users who list all processes and their arguments.
- Record
GHSA-7g3v-4ggr-xvjf- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-7g3v-4ggr-xvjf
Croc may expose secret to local users
An issue was discovered in Croc before 9.6.16. The shared secret, located on a command line, can be read by local users who list all processes and their arguments.
- Record
GHSA-7g3v-4ggr-xvjf- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. The shared secret, located on a command line, can be read by local users who list all processes and their arguments.
- Record
CVE-2023-43621- Updated
- 2026-11-04
OSVGO-2023-2069 No score
Croc may expose secret to local users in github.com/schollz/croc
Croc may expose secret to local users in github.com/schollz/croc
- Record
GO-2023-2069- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/schollz/croc/v9Go |
before 9.6.16 | 9.6.16 |
github.com/schollz/crocGo |
All versions | None known |
github.com/schollz/croc/v6Go |
All versions | None known |
github.com/schollz/croc/v8Go |
All versions | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-43621 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Schollz Croc, published September 20, 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 github.com/schollz/croc/v9 9.6.16.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/08/2
github.com/schollz/croc/issues/598
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43621