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TI-2001-00844 Aliases CVE-2001-0887GHSA-8x27-5m5c-3wv8

xSANE 0.81 and earlier allows local users to modify files of other xSANE users via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Priority LOW 8Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

xSANE 0.81 and earlier allows local users to modify files of other xSANE users via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00317 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:oliver_rauch:xsane:0.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.81VulnerableOliver Rauch
  • cpe:2.3:a:oliver_rauch:xsane:0.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.81 Vulnerable ·Oliver Rauch

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Linux 7.0Fixed RHSA-2001:171
Red Hat Linux 7.1Fixed RHSA-2001:171
Red Hat Linux 7.2Fixed RHSA-2001:171
Red Hat Powertools 6.0Fixed RHSA-2001:172
Red Hat Powertools 6.1Fixed RHSA-2001:172
Red Hat Powertools 6.2Fixed RHSA-2001:172

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0887
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8x27-5m5c-3wv8

References

Advisory 2

Sources

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