CVE-2023-43782
Cadence through 0.9.2 2023-08-21 uses an Insecure /tmp/.cadence-aloop-daemon.x Temporary File....
Cadence through 0.9.2 2023-08-21 uses an Insecure /tmp/.cadence-aloop-daemon.x Temporary File. The file is used even if it has been created by a local adversary before Cadence started. The adversary can then delete the file, disrupting Cadence.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cadence through 0.9.2 2023-08-21 uses an Insecure /tmp/.cadence-aloop-daemon.x Temporary File. The file is used even if it has been created by a local adversary before Cadence started. The adversary can then delete the file, disrupting Cadence.
- Record
CVE-2023-43782- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cadence through 0.9.2 2023-08-21 uses an Insecure /tmp/.cadence-aloop-daemon.x Temporary File. The file is used even if it has been created by a local adversary before Cadence started. The adversary can then delete the file, disrupting Cadence.
- Record
CVE-2023-43782- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-48159 No score
Cadence through 0.9.2 2023-08-21 uses an Insecure /tmp/.cadence-aloop-daemon.x Temporary File. The file is used even if it has been created by a local adversary before Cadence started. The adversary can then delete the file, disrupting Cadence.
- Record
EUVD-2023-48159- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-353r-fqp4-g8f7
Cadence through 0.9.2 2023-08-21 uses an Insecure /tmp/.cadence-aloop-daemon.x Temporary File....
Cadence through 0.9.2 2023-08-21 uses an Insecure /tmp/.cadence-aloop-daemon.x Temporary File. The file is used even if it has been created by a local adversary before Cadence started. The adversary can then delete the file, disrupting Cadence.
- Record
GHSA-353r-fqp4-g8f7- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Cadence through 0.9.2 2023-08-21 uses an Insecure /tmp/.cadence-aloop-daemon.x Temporary File. The file is used even if it has been created by a local adversary before Cadence started. The adversary can then delete the file, disrupting Cadence.
- Record
CVE-2023-43782- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2023-0297 No score
Updated cadence packages fix security vulnerabilities
Cadence through 0.9.2 2023-08-21 uses an Insecure /tmp/.cadence-aloop-daemon.x Temporary File. The file is used even if it has been created by a local adversary before Cadence started. The adversary can then delete the file, disrupting Cadence. (CVE-2023-43782)
Cadence through 0.9.2 2023-08-21 uses an Insecure /tmp/cadence-wineasio.reg Temporary File. The filename is used even if it has been created by a local adversary before Cadence started. The adversary can leverage this to create or overwrite files via a symlink attack. In some kernel configurations, code injection into the Wine registry is possible. (CVE-2023-43783)
- Record
MGASA-2023-0297- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| 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-2023-43782 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Falktx Cadence, published September 22, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213983
github.com/falkTX/Cadence
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/05/4
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43782
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0297.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32361