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CVE-2018-20106
SMB printer settings don't escape characters in passwords properly
Medium6.5EPSS 1.0%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microfocus
Description
In yast2-printer up to and including version 4.0.2 the SMB printer settings don't escape characters in passwords properly. If a password with backticks or simliar characters is supplied this allows for executing code as root. This requires tricking root to enter such a password in yast.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| microfocusCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.0% · top 37% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
SUSE · yast2-printer
- affected unspecified – ≤ 4.0.2
References (1)
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1114853 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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