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.

CVSS v3.0 NVD

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

CVSS v2.0 NVD

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

1.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 74th percentile

Published

2018-12-20

Updated

2024-08-05

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://blog.mirch.io/2018/12/21/cve-2018-18629-keybase-linux-privilege-escalation/

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46044

Security advisories

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

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry