CVE-2008-5188

no score yetEPSS 0.4%

The (1) ecryptfs-setup-private, (2) ecryptfs-setup-confidential, and (3) ecryptfs-setup-pam-wrapped.sh scripts in ecryptfs-utils 45 through 61 in eCryptfs place cleartext passwords on command lines, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 32% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-255
Published: 2008-11-21
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/mhalcrow/ecryptfs-utils.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=06de99afd53f03fe07eda0ad9d61ac6d5d4d9f53
http://osvdb.org/49334
http://osvdb.org/50353
http://osvdb.org/50354
http://osvdb.org/50355

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