VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2018-18629
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.49%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-12-20
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Vendor Advisory