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CVE-2018-18629 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://blog.mirch.io/2018/12/21/cve-2018-18629-keybase-linux-privilege-escalation/ CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/426944 CVEExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://keybase.io/docs/secadv/kb002 CVEExploitVendor Advisory
https://blog.mirch.io/2018/12/21/cve-2018-18629-keybase-linux-privilege-escalation/ [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/426944 [email protected]ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-426Untrusted Search Path[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
keybase keybase
< 2.8.0-20181023124437

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:keybase:keybase:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-18629
NVD Published Date:
Dec 20, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-18629 Details - Not Deferred