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CVE-2017-20148

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.97%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-09-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2017-20148
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
0.97%

Original NVD Description

In the ebuild package through logcheck-1.3.23.ebuild for Logcheck on Gentoo, it is possible to achieve root privilege escalation from the logcheck user because of insecure recursive chown calls.

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