Race condition in Ce/Ceterm (aka ARPUS/Ce) 2.5.4 and earlier allows local users to write…
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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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Race condition in Ce/Ceterm (aka ARPUS/Ce) 2.5.4 and earlier allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the ce_edit_log temporary file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00728 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:swlink:ce_ceterm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.3.2 | Running on | — |
| cpe:2.3:a:swlink:ce_ceterm:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 | Running on | — |
| cpe:2.3:a:swlink:ce_ceterm:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 | Running on | — |
| cpe:2.3:a:swlink:ce_ceterm:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.1 | Running on | — |
| cpe:2.3:a:swlink:ce_ceterm:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.2 | Running on | — |
| cpe:2.3:a:swlink:ce_ceterm:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.3 | Running on | — |
| cpe:2.3:a:swlink:ce_ceterm:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.4 | Running on | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:swlink:ce_ceterm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.3.2 Running on ·—
- cpe:2.3:a:swlink:ce_ceterm:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Running on ·—
- cpe:2.3:a:swlink:ce_ceterm:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Running on ·—
- cpe:2.3:a:swlink:ce_ceterm:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Running on ·—
- cpe:2.3:a:swlink:ce_ceterm:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.2 Running on ·—
- cpe:2.3:a:swlink:ce_ceterm:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.3 Running on ·—
- cpe:2.3:a:swlink:ce_ceterm:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.4 Running on ·—
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1396
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-32h3-3qq6-92x8
References
Sources
- CVE-2005-1396 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-1396 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-32h3-3qq6-92x8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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