HIGH
Sera 1.2 stores the user's login password in plain text in their home directory
Published Nov 1, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.15%
Description
Sera 1.2 stores the user's login password in plain text in their home directory. This makes privilege escalation trivial and also exposes the user and system keychains to local attacks.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.15% 0.01151
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01151
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.15% (0.01151) | 65.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.15% (0.01151) | 62.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.26% (0.00256) | 46.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 37.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 36.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 34.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.04% (0.02042) | 79.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.04% (0.02042) | 77.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.04% (0.02042) | 56.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 63.06th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 62.72th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 80.38th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715918-sera-12-local-root-privesc-and-password-disclosure.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43221/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715918-sera-12-local-root-privesc-and-password-disclosure.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43221/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 1, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Oct 26, 2017
Link CVE-2017-15918
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a