Weakness (CWE)
CWE-403: Exposure of File Descriptor to Unintended Control Sphere
A process does not close sensitive file descriptors before invoking a child process, which allows the child to perform unauthorized I/O operations using those descriptors.
Source: MITRE CWE-403
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High 8.8
Pcp: pcp: privilege escalation to root via linux_sockets pmda vulnerability
A flaw in the PCP linux_sockets module exposes an unsecured internal connection. An attacker with initial code execution can exploit this to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary commands as root.
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High 8.6
CMSimple 5.15 Remote Command Execution via Extensions Configuration
CMSimple 5.15 contains a remote command execution vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to modify file extensions and upload malicious PHP files. Attackers can append ',php' to Extensions_userfiles and upload a shell script to the media directory …
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High 7.4
Leaking file descriptors from the fork server
Leaking of file descriptors from the fork server to web content processes could allow for privilege escalation attacks. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 137 and Thunderbird 137.
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High 8.6
runc container breakout through process.cwd trickery and leaked fds
runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers on Linux according to the OCI specification. In runc 1.1.11 and earlier, due to an internal file descriptor leak, an attacker could cause a newly-spawned container process (from runc exec) to have a worki…