checkpath in OpenRC through 0.42.1 might allow local users to take ownership of arbitrary…
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
checkpath in OpenRC through 0.42.1 might allow local users to take ownership of arbitrary files because a non-terminal path component can be a symlink.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00388 33rd 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
| 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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openrc_project:openrc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.42.1 | Vulnerable | Openrc Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:openrc_project:openrc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.42.1 Vulnerable ·Openrc Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-21269
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ww6f-fx4x-qw8g
References
More Openrc Project Openrc vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-18770 checkpath in OpenRC before 0.44.7 uses the direct output of strlen() to allocate strings… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-21269 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-21269 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ww6f-fx4x-qw8g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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