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CVE-2019-7306
Byobu apport hook uploads user's ~/.screenrc
Medium4.3EPSS 1.8%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- canonical
Description
Byobu Apport hook may disclose sensitive information since it automatically uploads the local user's .screenrc which may contain private hostnames, usernames and passwords. This issue affects: byobu
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonicalCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 22% 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: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
References (2)
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-7306 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/byobu/+bug/1827202 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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