CVE-2018-18629 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 1.5% (pctl 73)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 1.49% — more likely to be exploited than 73% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-426 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-12-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| keybase | keybase |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Keybase keybase-redirector - '$PATH' Local Privilege Escalation | 2018-10-22 |
References
- https://blog.mirch.io/2018/12/21/cve-2018-18629-keybase-linux-privilege-escalation/
- https://hackerone.com/reports/426944
- https://keybase.io/docs/secadv/kb002
- https://blog.mirch.io/2018/12/21/cve-2018-18629-keybase-linux-privilege-escalation/
- https://hackerone.com/reports/426944
- https://keybase.io/docs/secadv/kb002
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