CVE-2014-2906 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in fish (fish-shell) versions 1.16.0 through 2.1.0. The flaw resides in the psub function's insecure temporary file creation, allowing local attackers to execute arbitrary commands through predictable temporary file names. With a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.16.0, < 2.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fishshell:fish:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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