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CVE-2017-5932
The path autocompletion feature in Bash 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted filename starting with a " (double quote)…
High7.8EPSS 0.43%
- Published
- Updated
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- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
The path autocompletion feature in Bash 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted filename starting with a " (double quote) character and a command substitution metacharacter.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.43% · top 63% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/bash.git/commit/?id=4f747edc625815f449048579f6e65869914dd715 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [bug-bash] 20170120 Bash-4.4 Official Patch 7 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20170207 Re: CVE Request - Code execution vulnerability in GNU/bash v4.4 autocompletion (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 96136 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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