attic before 0.15 does not confirm unencrypted backups with the user, which allows remote…
Priority LOW 34CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
attic before 0.15 does not confirm unencrypted backups with the user, which allows remote attackers with read and write privileges for the encrypted repository to obtain potentially sensitive information by changing the manifest type byte of the repository to "unencrypted / without key file".
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02535 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed attic (PyPI): 0.15
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 |
| — | attic (PyPI) | before 0.15 | 0.15 | Patch available | GHSA-5x6q-ffwj-8vcf |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- attic (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.15 Fixed in 0.15 Patch available GHSA-5x6q-ffwj-8vcf
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:attic_project:attic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.14 | Vulnerable | Attic Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:attic_project:attic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.14 Vulnerable ·Attic Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-5x6q-ffwj-8vcf attic (PyPI) Fixed in 0.15 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-4082
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5x6q-ffwj-8vcf
References
Advisory 3
Sources
- CVE-2015-4082 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-4082 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5x6q-ffwj-8vcf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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