Libcap
Vendor:
First CVE: Feb 8, 2014 · Active for 12 years
4
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 64% of tracked products
1.3
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 56% of tracked products
5.7
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 21% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Libcap over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Feb 8, 2014
12 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Apr 9, 2026
106 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Libcap4 CVEs
25%
25%
50%
All CVEs352,231 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
LowMediumHigh
Attack Vector
Local3 (75.0%)
Network0 (0.0%)
Unknown1 (25.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low2 (50.0%)
High1 (25.0%)
Unknown1 (25.0%)
User Interaction
None3 (75.0%)
Unknown1 (25.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low3 (75.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown1 (25.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
4 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-4878HIGH A flaw was found in libcap. A local unprivileged user can exploit a Time-of-check-to-time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in the `cap_set_file()` function. This allows an attacker w | Apr 9, 2026 | 7.0 | 29 | NO | NO |
CVE-2023-2603HIGH A vulnerability was found in libcap. This issue occurs in the _libcap_strdup() function and can lead to an integer overflow if the input string is close to 4GiB. | Jun 6, 2023 | 7.8 | 24 | NO | NO |
CVE-2011-4099MEDIUM The capsh program in libcap before 2.22 does not change the current working directory when the --chroot option is specified, which allows local users to bypass the chroot restricti | Feb 8, 2014 | 4.6 | 17 | NO | NO |
A vulnerability was found in the pthread_create() function in libcap. This issue may allow a malicious actor to use cause __real_pthread_create() to return an error, which can exha | Jun 6, 2023 | 3.3 | 15 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Libcap
Top CWEs
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.66 | 1 | 3.3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.20 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.19 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.18 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.17 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.16 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.15 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.14 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.13 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.12 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.11 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.10 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.09 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.08 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.07 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.06 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.05 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.04 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.03 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.02 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |