CVE Vulnerability

CVE-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 keybase-redirector application allows a local, unprivileged user on Linux to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse binary.

7.2 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

7.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://keybase.io/docs/secadv/kb002 Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/426944 Exploit Patch
https://blog.mirch.io/2018/12/21/cve-2018-18629-keybase-linux-privilege-escalation/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:keybase:keybase:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
Information

Published : 2018-12-20 11:29

Updated : 2019-02-04 05:44

NVD link : CVE-2018-18629

Mitre link : CVE-2018-18629

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-426

Untrusted Search Path