stalin 0.11-5 allows local users to write to arbitrary files.
Priority LOW 25CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
stalin 0.11-5 allows local users to write to arbitrary files.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00349 28th 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:stalin_project:stalin:0.11-5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.11-5 | Vulnerable | Stalin Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:stalin_project:stalin:0.11-5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11-5 Vulnerable ·Stalin Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-8697
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-27q3-69pg-c92r
References
Advisory 5
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=808730
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8697/
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-8697.html
- http://cve.killedkenny.io/cve/CVE-2015-8697
- [oss-security] 20151227 Re: CVE Request: Stalin: Insecure use of temporary files
Sources
- CVE-2015-8697 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-8697 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-27q3-69pg-c92r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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