CVE-2017-15918
N/A
Published: November 1, 2017 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:08 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSera
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
Sera 1.2 stores the user's login password in plain text in their home directory. This makes privilege escalation trivial and also exposes the user and system keychains to local attacks.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715918-sera-12-local-root-privesc-and-password-disclosure.htmlExploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43221/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-522
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