xsoldier program allows local users to gain root access via a long argument.
Priority LOW 33Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
xsoldier program allows local users to gain root access via a long argument.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00733 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Mandrakesoft |
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1008
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6ww3-wprw-46qp
References
Sources
- CVE-1999-1008 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-1008 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6ww3-wprw-46qp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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