Is CVE-2008-1946 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-1946 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-1946?

CVE-2008-1946 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-1946?

CVE-2008-1946 has an EPSS score of 0.31% (23th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1946?

Upgrade coreutils on debian 11 to 5.93-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-1946

MEDIUM

4.4

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The default configuration of su in /etc/pam.d/su in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 allows local users to gain the privileges of a (1) locked or (2) expired account by entering the account name on the command line, related to improper use of the pam_succeed_if.so module.

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

How to fix

Remediation Available

coreutilsDebian

Fixed in:5.93-1CVE-2008-1946

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.31%probability of exploitation in 30 days

23rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 23% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

Other references5

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-264 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2012-1456	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1459	Medium	4.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2012-1446	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1443	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1442	Medium	4.3	99%	-	-
CVE-2012-1457	Medium	4.3	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.