welcome.py in xdiagnose before 2.5.2ubuntu0.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary…
Priority LOW 16CWE-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
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
welcome.py in xdiagnose before 2.5.2ubuntu0.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name in /tmp.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00307 23rd 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 · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bryce_harrington:xdiagnose:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.5 | Vulnerable | Bryce Harrington |
| cpe:2.3:a:bryce_harrington:xdiagnose:0.2-0ubuntu2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2-0ubuntu2 | Vulnerable | Bryce Harrington |
| cpe:2.3:a:bryce_harrington:xdiagnose:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6 | Vulnerable | Bryce Harrington |
| cpe:2.3:a:bryce_harrington:xdiagnose:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.1 | Vulnerable | Bryce Harrington |
- cpe:2.3:a:bryce_harrington:xdiagnose:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.5 Vulnerable ·Bryce Harrington
- cpe:2.3:a:bryce_harrington:xdiagnose:0.2-0ubuntu2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2-0ubuntu2 Vulnerable ·Bryce Harrington
- cpe:2.3:a:bryce_harrington:xdiagnose:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·Bryce Harrington
- cpe:2.3:a:bryce_harrington:xdiagnose:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·Bryce Harrington
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5355
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r5q6-7hm3-jq89
References
Sources
- CVE-2012-5355 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-5355 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r5q6-7hm3-jq89 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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