CVE-2018-18629 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://blog.mirch.io/2018/12/21/cve-2018-18629-keybase-linux-privilege-escalation/ https://hackerone.com/reports/426944 https://keybase.io/docs/secadv/kb002

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8