{
    "id": "CVE-2017-7358",
    "published": "2017-04-05 06:59:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:24:11",
    "cvss_score": "7.3",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-22",
    "description": "In LightDM through 1.22.0, a directory traversal issue in debian/guest-account.sh allows local attackers to own arbitrary directory path locations and escalate privileges to root when the guest user logs out.",
    "epss_score": "0.02669",
    "epss_percentile": "0.85312",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-08 18:17:18",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "canonical",
            "product": "ubuntu_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "lightdm_project",
            "product": "lightdm"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "41923",
            "title": "LightDM (Ubuntu 16.04/16.10) - 'Guest Account' Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2017-04-25",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41923"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~lightdm-team/lightdm/trunk/revision/2478",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97486",
        "https://launchpad.net/bugs/1677924",
        "https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/lightdm/2017-April/001059.html",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41923/",
        "https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3255-1/",
        "http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~lightdm-team/lightdm/trunk/revision/2478",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97486",
        "https://launchpad.net/bugs/1677924",
        "https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/lightdm/2017-April/001059.html",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41923/",
        "https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3255-1/"
    ]
}