cmd5checkpw, when running setuid, does not properly drop privileges before calling the…
Priority LOW 11Published · 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
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
cmd5checkpw, when running setuid, does not properly drop privileges before calling the execvp function, which allows local users to read the poppasswd file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00318 24th 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 · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:krzysztof_dabrowski:cmd5checkpw:0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.20 | Vulnerable | Krzysztof Dabrowski |
| cpe:2.3:a:krzysztof_dabrowski:cmd5checkpw:0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.21 | Vulnerable | Krzysztof Dabrowski |
| cpe:2.3:a:krzysztof_dabrowski:cmd5checkpw:0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.22 | Vulnerable | Krzysztof Dabrowski |
- cpe:2.3:a:krzysztof_dabrowski:cmd5checkpw:0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.20 Vulnerable ·Krzysztof Dabrowski
- cpe:2.3:a:krzysztof_dabrowski:cmd5checkpw:0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.21 Vulnerable ·Krzysztof Dabrowski
- cpe:2.3:a:krzysztof_dabrowski:cmd5checkpw:0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.22 Vulnerable ·Krzysztof Dabrowski
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0580
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m2wv-whm5-7rwm
References
Advisory 1
More Krzysztof Dabrowski Cmd5checkpw vulnerabilities
- TI-2000-00980 cmd5checkpw 0.21 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2005-0580 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-0580 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m2wv-whm5-7rwm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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