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TI-2017-14073 Aliases CVE-2017-18925GHSA-q42f-hxw2-5vgx

opentmpfiles through 0.3.1 allows local users to take ownership of arbitrary files…

Priority LOW 25CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

opentmpfiles through 0.3.1 allows local users to take ownership of arbitrary files because d entries are mishandled and allow a symlink attack.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00383 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openr:opentmpfiles:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.3.1VulnerableOpenr
  • cpe:2.3:a:openr:opentmpfiles:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.3.1 Vulnerable ·Openr

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-18925
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q42f-hxw2-5vgx

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2017-13373 OpenRC opentmpfiles through 0.1.3, when the fs.protected_hardlinks sysctl is turned off… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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