sdm-login in sdm-terminal 0.4.0b allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a…
Priority LOW 30CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- 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
sdm-login in sdm-terminal 0.4.0b allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/sdm.autologin.once temporary file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00353 29th 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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:jonas_smedegaard:sdm-terminal:0.4.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.0b | Vulnerable | Jonas Smedegaard |
- cpe:2.3:a:jonas_smedegaard:sdm-terminal:0.4.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.0b Vulnerable ·Jonas Smedegaard
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5372
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r8mw-w9vj-p395
References
Sources
- CVE-2008-5372 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-5372 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r8mw-w9vj-p395 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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