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TI-2018-14260 Aliases CVE-2018-20131GHSA-jwf9-5w8m-wgf7

The Code42 app before 6.8.4, as used in Code42 for Enterprise, on Linux installs with…

Priority LOW 34CWE-732Published · 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

The Code42 app before 6.8.4, as used in Code42 for Enterprise, on Linux installs with overly permissive permissions on the /usr/local/crashplan/log directory. This allows a user to manipulate symbolic links to escalate privileges, or show the contents of sensitive files that a regular user would not have access to.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00303 23rd 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

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

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:code42:code42:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*before 6.8.4VulnerableCode42
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
  • cpe:2.3:a:code42:code42:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions before 6.8.4 Vulnerable ·Code42
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-20131
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jwf9-5w8m-wgf7

References

Other 1

  • TI-2019-11299 In Code42 Enterprise 6.7.5 and earlier, 6.8.4 through 6.8.8, and 7.0.0 a vulnerability… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-19265 In Code42 app before 8.8.0, eval injection allows an attacker to change a device’s proxy… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-08635 In Code42 for Enterprise through 6.8.4, an administrator without web restore permission… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-10124 Code42 environments with on-premises server versions 7.0.4 and earlier allow for possible… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2019-12571 Code42 server through 7.0.2 for Windows has an Untrusted Search Path. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2019-12570 Code42 app through version 7.0.2 for Windows has an Untrusted Search Path. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3

Sources

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