CVE-2018-1122
HIGHDescription
procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation in top. If a user runs top with HOME unset in an attacker-controlled directory, the attacker could achieve privilege escalation by exploiting one of several vulnerabilities in the config_file() function.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 67% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-829 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2018-17246 | Critical | 9.8 | 82% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-5762 | High | 8.1 | 72% | - | - |
| CVE-2018-7422 | High | 7.5 | 63% | - | - |
| CVE-2023-2249 | High | 8.8 | 61% | - | - |
| CVE-2025-32463 | Critical | 9.3 | 48% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2024-38476 | Critical | 9.8 | 42% | - | Fix |
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