CVE-2018-18629
N/A
Published: December 20, 2018 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:47 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorKeybase
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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.
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://blog.mirch.io/2018/12/21/cve-2018-18629-keybase-linux-privilege-escalation/x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://hackerone.com/reports/426944x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://keybase.io/docs/secadv/kb002Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-426
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