CVE-2018-18629
published 2018-12-20CVE-2018-18629: An issue was discovered in the Keybase command-line client before 2.8.0-20181023124437 for Linux. An untrusted search path vulnerability in the…
PriorityP343high7.8CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EXPLOIT
EPSS
1.49%
70.9th percentile
An issue was discovered in the Keybase command-line client before 2.8.0-20181023124437 for Linux. An untrusted search path vulnerability in the keybase-redirector application allows a local, unprivileged user on Linux to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse binary.
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| keybase | keybase | < 2.8.0-20181023124437 | 2.8.0-20181023124437 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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https://blog.mirch.io/2018/12/21/cve-2018-18629-keybase-linux-privilege-escalation/https://hackerone.com/reports/426944https://keybase.io/docs/secadv/kb002https://blog.mirch.io/2018/12/21/cve-2018-18629-keybase-linux-privilege-escalation/https://hackerone.com/reports/426944https://keybase.io/docs/secadv/kb002
2018-12-20
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