Is CVE-2017-8418 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-8418 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-8418?

CVE-2017-8418 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-8418?

CVE-2017-8418 has an EPSS score of 0.41% (33th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-8418?

Upgrade rubocop on debian 11 to 0.49.1+dfsg-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-8418

LOW

3.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

RuboCop 0.48.1 and earlier does not use /tmp in safe way, allowing local users to exploit this to tamper with cache files belonging to other users.

CWE-668

How to fix

Remediation Available

rubocopDebian

Fixed in:0.49.1+dfsg-1CVE-2017-8418

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

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days

33rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 33% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit2

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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 2026-05-13.