Shadow Utils
Vendor:
First CVE: Dec 27, 2023 · Active for 2 years
2
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 49% of tracked products
1.0
Avg CVEs / Year
Bottom 1%
4.5
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 5% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Shadow Utils over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Dec 27, 2023
2 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Dec 26, 2024
575 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Shadow Utils2 CVEs
50%
50%
All CVEs352,231 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
LowMedium
Attack Vector
Local2 (100.0%)
Network0 (0.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low1 (50.0%)
High1 (50.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
User Interaction
None2 (100.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low2 (100.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 CVEs).
2 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2023-4641MEDIUM A flaw was found in shadow-utils. When asking for a new password, shadow-utils asks the password twice. If the password fails on the second attempt, shadow-utils fails in cleaning | Dec 27, 2023 | 5.5 | 17 | NO | NO |
shadow-utils (aka shadow) 4.4 through 4.17.0 establishes a default /etc/subuid behavior (e.g., uid 100000 through 165535 for the first user account) that can realistically conflict | Dec 26, 2024 | 3.6 | 15 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 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 (2 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Shadow Utils
Top CWEs
Versions
No cataloged versions.