CVE-2010-0398 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the autokey_project autokey software prior to version 0.61.3-2. The vulnerability allows local attackers to write to arbitrary files through a symlink attack within the init script. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this flaw has a low attack complexity and requires local user privileges, potentially leading to high integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.61.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:autokey_project:autokey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.