CVE-2021-44512 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in tmate-ssh-server 2.3.0, where world-writable permissions on the /tmp/tmate/sessions directory allow a local attacker to compromise session integrity or extract session IDs. With a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring low privileges but high attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tmate:tmate-ssh-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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