An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4.
Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4. In apport/ui.py, Apport reads the CrashDB field and it then evaluates the field as Python code if it begins with a "{". This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.17726 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
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 · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apport_project:apport:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.20.3 | Vulnerable | Apport Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 12.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:apport_project:apport:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.20.3 Vulnerable ·Apport Project
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 12.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9949
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5hh7-vqxx-v3cj
References
Sources
- CVE-2016-9949 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-9949 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5hh7-vqxx-v3cj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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