Is CVE-2013-6889 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2013-6889 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2013-6889?

CVE-2013-6889 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2013-6889?

CVE-2013-6889 has an EPSS score of 0.48% (38th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6889?

Upgrade rush on debian 11 to 1.7+dfsg-4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2013-6889

MEDIUM

4.9

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

GNU Rush 1.7 does not properly drop privileges, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via the --lint option.

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

How to fix

Remediation Available

rushDebian

Fixed in:1.7+dfsg-4CVE-2013-6889

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

0.48%probability of exploitation in 30 days

38thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 38% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

bugs.debian.org

Other references1

git.gnu.org.ua

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 2026-05-06.