CVE-2017-5932

Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5932
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-5932.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2017-5932
Downstream
Published
2017-03-27T15:59:00.590Z
Modified
2025-12-16T15:39:04.013208Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The path autocompletion feature in Bash 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted filename starting with a " (double quote) character and a command substitution metacharacter.

References

Affected packages

Git / git.savannah.gnu.org/git/bash.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/bash.git
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected

Git / cgit.git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/bash.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://cgit.git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/bash.git
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Fixed
4f747edc625815f449048579f6e65869914dd715