CVE-2023-44387 — Gradle is a build tool with a focus on build automation and support for multi-la

Gradle is a build tool with a focus on build automation and support for multi-language development. When copying or archiving symlinked files, Gradle resolves them but applies the permissions of the symlink itself instead of the permissions of the linked file to the resulting fil

01What is this vulnerability?

Gradle is a build tool with a focus on build automation and support for multi-language development. When copying or archiving symlinked files, Gradle resolves them but applies the permissions of the symlink itself instead of the permissions of the linked file to the resulting file. This leads to files having too much permissions given that symlinks usually are world readable and writeable. While…

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-10-05T18:15:12.787
• Last modified: 2026-10-08T22:17:25.270

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/gradle/gradle/commit/3b406191e24d69e7e42dc3f3b5cc50625aa930b7
• github.com — https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v7.6.3
• github.com — https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v8.4.0
• github.com — https://github.com/gradle/gradle/security/advisories/GHSA-43r3-pqhv-f7h9
• security.netapp.com — https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0006/
• github.com — https://github.com/gradle/gradle/commit/3b406191e24d69e7e42dc3f3b5cc50625aa930b7
• github.com — https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v7.6.3
• github.com — https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v8.4.0
• github.com — https://github.com/gradle/gradle/security/advisories/GHSA-43r3-pqhv-f7h9
• security.netapp.com — https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0006/