CVE-2023-33245

Minecraft through 1.19 and 1.20 pre-releases before 7 (Java) allow arbitrary file overwrite, and possibly code execution, via crafted world data that contains a symlink.

Published: 2023-05-30 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-33245 is rated Moderate Risk (62.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.92%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-33245

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-31 0.59% 0.92% +0.33%
2 2026-03-26 0.53% 0.59% +0.05%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.53% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-33245

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-33245

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-33245

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
minecraft minecraft <= 1.19 cpe:2.3:a:minecraft:minecraft:*:*:*:*:java:*:*:*
minecraft minecraft 1.20 cpe:2.3:a:minecraft:minecraft:1.20:pre-release1:*:*:java:*:*:*
minecraft minecraft 1.20 cpe:2.3:a:minecraft:minecraft:1.20:pre-release2:*:*:java:*:*:*
minecraft minecraft 1.20 cpe:2.3:a:minecraft:minecraft:1.20:pre-release3:*:*:java:*:*:*
minecraft minecraft 1.20 cpe:2.3:a:minecraft:minecraft:1.20:pre-release4:*:*:java:*:*:*
minecraft minecraft 1.20 cpe:2.3:a:minecraft:minecraft:1.20:pre-release5:*:*:java:*:*:*
minecraft minecraft 1.20 cpe:2.3:a:minecraft:minecraft:1.20:pre-release6:*:*:java:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-33245

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