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TI-2009-03426 Aliases CVE-2009-3589GHSA-vq38-j6m4-jpjp

incron 0.5.5 does not initialize supplementary groups when running a process from a…

Priority LOW 21CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

incron 0.5.5 does not initialize supplementary groups when running a process from a user's incrontabs, which causes the process to be run with the incrond supplementary groups and allows local users to gain privileges via an incrontab table.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00298 22nd 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

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:inotify:incron:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.5VulnerableInotify
  • cpe:2.3:a:inotify:incron:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.5 Vulnerable ·Inotify

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3589
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vq38-j6m4-jpjp

References

Patch 1

Other 1

  • TI-2007-00620 Unspecified vulnerability in inotify before 0.3.5 has unknown impact and attack vectors… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

Sources

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