A maliciously crafted command line for kdesu can result in the user only seeing part of…
Priority LOW 26CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- 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-94.
Summary
A maliciously crafted command line for kdesu can result in the user only seeing part of the commands that will actually get executed as super user.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01661 76th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-7787
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2rvv-92pm-m5p9
References
Sources
- CVE-2016-7787 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-7787 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2rvv-92pm-m5p9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-7787 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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