{
    "id": "CVE-2015-8768",
    "published": "2017-02-13 18:59:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:35:12",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-264",
    "description": "click/install.py in click does not require files in package filesystem tarballs to start with ./ (dot slash), which allows remote attackers to install an alternate security policy and gain privileges via a crafted package, as demonstrated by the test.mmrow app for Ubuntu phone.",
    "epss_score": "0.02746",
    "epss_percentile": "0.85833",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-13 18:17:14",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "canonical",
            "product": "ubuntu_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "click_project",
            "product": "click"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~click-hackers/click/devel/revision/587",
        "http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2771-1",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/12/8",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96386",
        "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/click/+bug/1506467",
        "https://code.launchpad.net/~cjwatson/click/audit-missing-dot-slash/+merge/274554",
        "https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/10/15/update-on-ubuntu-phone-security-issue/",
        "https://plus.google.com/+SzymonWaliczek/posts/3jbG2uiAniF",
        "http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~click-hackers/click/devel/revision/587",
        "http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2771-1",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/12/8",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96386",
        "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/click/+bug/1506467",
        "https://code.launchpad.net/~cjwatson/click/audit-missing-dot-slash/+merge/274554",
        "https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/10/15/update-on-ubuntu-phone-security-issue/",
        "https://plus.google.com/+SzymonWaliczek/posts/3jbG2uiAniF"
    ]
}