Information disclosure in Talk - CVE-2023-26041
Published: February 28, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU72608
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26041
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to messages can still be seen on conversation after expiring when cron is misconfigured. A remote user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Affected software
Talk
How to mitigate CVE-2023-26041
Install updates from vendor's website.
Talk - update to 15.0.3