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CVE-2023-49993VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2023-49993: espeak-ng · n/a

Affects espeak-ngSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 22:43 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated Medium by the CNA (mitre) · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 34% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 12 Dec 2023

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubespeak-ng/espeak-ngpkg:github/espeak-ng/espeak-ngOther threatsAffected
  • =1.52-dev
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Users should monitor the vendor advisory or official channels for updates and apply any forthcoming fixes promptly.

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in espeak-ng version 1.52-dev within the ReadClause function in readclause.c. This flaw could potentially lead to memory corruption when processing input data. No CVSS score or detailed impact information is provided.

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