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CVE-2018-13054
An issue was discovered in Cinnamon 1.9.2 through 3.8.6. The cinnamon-settings-users.py GUI runs as root and allows configuration of (for…
High8.1EPSS 2.2%
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- mitre
Description
An issue was discovered in Cinnamon 1.9.2 through 3.8.6. The cinnamon-settings-users.py GUI runs as root and allows configuration of (for example) other users' icon files in _on_face_browse_menuitem_activated and _on_face_menuitem_activated. These icon files are written to the respective user's $HOME/.face location. If an unprivileged user prepares a symlink pointing to an arbitrary location, then this location will be overwritten with the icon content.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.2% · top 17% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1083067 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/pull/7683 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180713 [SECURITY] [DLA-1420-1] cinnamon security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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