CVE-2017-8418 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in RuboCop versions 0.48.1 and earlier, where the application's unsafe use of the /tmp directory allows local users to tamper with other users' cache files. This vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 3.3, indicating a low attack complexity and impact, primarily affecting data integrity (I:L) with no confidentiality or availability 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.48.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubocop_project:rubocop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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