The xatitv program in the gatos package does not properly drop root privileges when the…
Priority LOW 32Published · 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
The xatitv program in the gatos package does not properly drop root privileges when the configuration file does not exist, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a system call.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0041 35th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0395
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9289-82mv-9386
References
Patch 1
More Gatos vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-00016 Buffer overflow in the exported_display function in xatitv in gatos before 0.0.5 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2004-0395 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-0395 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9289-82mv-9386 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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