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TI-2018-13169 Aliases CVE-2018-18629GHSA-r956-7c4h-fwq7

An issue was discovered in the Keybase command-line client before 2.8.0-20181023124437…

Priority LOW 37CWE-426Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
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-426.

Summary

An issue was discovered in the Keybase command-line client before 2.8.0-20181023124437 for Linux. An untrusted search path vulnerability in the keybase-redirector application allows a local, unprivileged user on Linux to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse binary.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01493 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged 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:keybase:keybase:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*before 2.8.0-20181023124437VulnerableKeybase
  • cpe:2.3:a:keybase:keybase:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* Versions before 2.8.0-20181023124437 Vulnerable ·Keybase

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-18629
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r956-7c4h-fwq7

References

Exploit 3

  • TI-2019-05139 In Keybase before 2.12.6 on macOS, the move RPC to the Helper was susceptible to… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-13456 Path traversal of file names in Keybase Client for Windows CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2019-12677 The Keybase app 2.13.2 for iOS provides potentially insufficient notice that it is… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-13460 Arbitrary command execution in Keybase Client for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-06198 Keybase Desktop Client before 5.6.0 on Windows and macOS, and before 5.6.1 on Linux… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2021-13455 Retained exploded messages in Keybase Clients for Android and iOS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
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Sources

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