CVE-2023-6597 | CPython up to 3.8.18/3.9.18/3.10.13/3.11.8/3.12.2 tempfile.TemporaryDirectory symlink (Issue 91133 / Nessus ID 210518)
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in CPython up to 3.8.18/3.9.18/3.10.13/3.11.8/3.12.2. Affected by this issue is the function tempfile.TemporaryDirectory. The manipulation leads to symlink following.
This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-6597. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.
It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.