VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-10928

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability2.68%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-09-04
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

A flaw was found in RPC request using gfs3_symlink_req in glusterfs server which allows symlink destinations to point to file paths outside of the gluster volume. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw to create arbitrary symlinks pointing anywhere on the server and execute arbitrary code on glusterfs server nodes.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references