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
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.8/10
High
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (6)
Affected Vendors
References (22)
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105747
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2091
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3222
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0593
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-10
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3816-1/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105747
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2091
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3222
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0593
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-10
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3816-1/
and 2 more references
48
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
11/34 · Low
Exposure
13/34 · Low