CVE-2018-21269 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting OpenRC through version 0.42.1, where a flaw in the checkpath function allows local users to take ownership of arbitrary files due to improper handling of symlinks in non-terminal path components. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to high impact on integrity. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.42.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openrc_project:openrc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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