CVE-2018-12565 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Linaro LAVA versions prior to 2018.5.post1, as well as Debian LAVA. The flaw stems from the insecure use of yaml.load() instead of yaml.safe_load() when processing user-supplied data. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring no user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no public exploit intelligence, active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2018.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linaro:lava:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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