CVSS 3.1
8.1 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2018-10897
A directory traversal issue was found in reposync, a part of yum-utils, where reposync fails to sanitize paths in remote repository configuration files. If an attacker controls a repository, they may be able to copy files outside of the destination directory on the targeted system via path traversal. If reposync is running with heightened privileges on a targeted system, this flaw could potentially result in system compromise via the overwriting of critical system files. Version 1.1.31 and older are believed to be affected.
Severity
- EPSS
- 5.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 92% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWEs
- CWE-59, CWE-22
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop
- redhat:enterprise_linux_server
- redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation
- redhat:virtualization
- rpm:yum-utils