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TI-2018-15930 Aliases CVE-2018-1000532GHSA-pg7q-39qh-p6jg

beep version 1.3 and up contains a External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability in…

Priority LOW 22CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

beep version 1.3 and up contains a External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability in --device option that can result in Local unprivileged user can inhibit execution of arbitrary programs by other users, allowing DoS. This attack appear to be exploitable via The system must allow local users to run beep.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00338 27th 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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:beep_project:beep:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3VulnerableBeep Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:beep_project:beep:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·Beep Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1000532
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pg7q-39qh-p6jg

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2018-00449 Johnathan Nightingale beep through 1.3.4, if setuid, has a race condition that allows local privilege escalation. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.0

Sources

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