{"cve":"CVE-2017-8418","nvd":{"published":"2017-05-02T14:59:00.783","modified":"2026-06-17T01:26:21.510","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","score":3.3},"cwes":["CWE-668"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/14","https://github.com/bbatsov/rubocop/issues/4336","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/14","https://github.com/bbatsov/rubocop/issues/4336"],"products":["rubocop_project:rubocop"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:42:28.077359912+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-8418","score":0.00409,"percentile":0.35189,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-wmjf-jpjj-9f3j","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-wmjf-jpjj-9f3j","summary":"RuboCop gem Insecure use of /tmp","modified":"2024-02-16T08:14:31.038093Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"rubocop","purl":"pkg:gem/rubocop","ranges":["<0.49.0"],"fixed":["0.49.0"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}