CVE-2018-15686

moderate-risk
Published 2018-10-26

A vulnerability in unit_deserialize of systemd allows an attacker to supply arbitrary state across systemd re-execution via NotifyAccess. This can be used to improperly influence systemd execution and possibly lead to root privilege escalation. Affected releases are systemd versions up to and including 239.

Do I need to act?

~
1.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 11/34 · Low
Exposure 13/34 · Low