smb4k before 2.0.1 allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging failure to…
Priority LOW 38CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
smb4k before 2.0.1 allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging failure to verify arguments to the mount helper DBUS service.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01948 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
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:smb4k_project:smb4k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | Smb4k Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:smb4k_project:smb4k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Smb4k Project
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8849
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r2c6-g9q3-2m7j
References
Patch 3
Sources
- CVE-2017-8849 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-8849 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r2c6-g9q3-2m7j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-8849 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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