HIGH
Race condition in the Charles Proxy Settings suid binary in Charles Proxy before 4.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving the --self-repair option
Published Aug 3, 2018
7.0
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.76%
Description
Race condition in the Charles Proxy Settings suid binary in Charles Proxy before 4.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving the --self-repair option.
Affected products
No data.
- < 4.2.1
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.
7.0 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.76% 0.00760
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00760
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.76% (0.00760) | 53.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.76% (0.00760) | 50.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00098) | 25.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 21.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 77.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 54.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.47% (0.01474) | 33.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.47% (0.01474) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715358-local-root-privesc-in-charles-proxy-42.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45107/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715358-local-root-privesc-in-charles-proxy-42.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45107/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 3, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Oct 15, 2017
Link CVE-2017-15358
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a