HIGH
Insecure temporary file handling
Published Aug 20, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.21%
Description
pyro before 3.15 unsafely handles pid files in temporary directory locations and opening the pid file as root. An attacker can use this flaw to overwrite arbitrary files via symlinks.
Affected products
No data.
- < 3.15
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.21% 0.02207
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02207
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.21% (0.02207) | 81.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.19% (0.02188) | 80.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.52% (0.00520) | 64.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00208) | 59.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 11, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00208) | 58.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 14, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00173) | 53.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00165) | 51.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- https://bugs.debian.org/631912 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xrr4-74mc-rpjc Advisory
- https://github.com/irmen/Pyro3/commit/554e095a62c4412c91f981e72fd34a936ac2bf1e x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyro/PYSEC-2018-99.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2765
- https://pythonhosted.org/Pyro/12-changes.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.debian.org/631912 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xrr4-74mc-rpjc | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/irmen/Pyro3/commit/554e095a62c4412c91f981e72fd34a936ac2bf1e | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyro/PYSEC-2018-99.yaml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2765 | ||
| https://pythonhosted.org/Pyro/12-changes.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 20, 2018
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Jul 19, 2011
Link CVE-2011-2765
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-XRR4-74MC-RPJC Updated n/a