VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2018-20106
CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.02%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-03-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
In yast2-printer up to and including version 4.0.2 the SMB printer settings don't escape characters in passwords properly. If a password with backticks or simliar characters is supplied this allows for executing code as root. This requires tricking root to enter such a password in yast.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
- CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')