CVE-2018-20106 is a critical vulnerability affecting yast2-printer versions up to and including 4.0.2, where improper escaping of characters in SMB printer passwords allows for arbitrary code execution as root. This flaw specifically impacts openSUSE systems utilizing the yast2-printer component. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), this vulnerability requires an attacker to trick a root user into entering a specially crafted password containing backticks or similar characters. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:yast2-printer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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