The Windows installer that the Apache CouchDB team provides was vulnerable to local privilege escalation
Published Feb 12, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.96%
Description
The Windows installer that the Apache CouchDB team provides was vulnerable to local privilege escalation. All files in the install inherit the file permissions of the parent directory and therefore a non-privileged user can substitute any executable for the nssm.exe service launcher, or CouchDB batch or binary files. A subsequent service or server restart will then run that binary with administrator privilege. This issue affected CouchDB 2.0.0 (Windows platform only) and was addressed in CouchDB 2.0.0.1.
Affected products
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- Version 2.0.0 (Windows platform only)StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache CouchDB | n/a |
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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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.96% (0.01961) | 79.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.04% (0.02040) | 78.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.44% (0.00436) | 60.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 27.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 25.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 23.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.41% (0.02414) | 81.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.41% (0.02414) | 79.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.41% (0.02414) | 58.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/couchdb-dev/201612.mbox/%3C825F65E1-0E5F-4E1F-8053-CF2C6200C526%40apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94766 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40865/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/couchdb-dev/201612.mbox/%3C825F65E1-0E5F-4E1F-8053-CF2C6200C526%40apache.org%3E | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94766 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40865/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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