CVE-2018-18629

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.24%
Vendor Advisory keybase.io
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://keybase.io/docs/secadv/kb002 exploit vendor advisory
https://blog.mirch.io/2018/12/21/cve-2018-18629-keybase-linux-privilege-escalation/ third party advisory exploit
https://hackerone.com/reports/426944 exploit third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-18629?
CVE-2018-18629 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-18629?
To fix CVE-2018-18629, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-18629 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-18629 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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