MEDIUM
Google gVisor before 2018-08-23, within the seccomp sandbox, permits access to the renameat system call, which allows attackers to rename files on the host OS
Published Sep 2, 2018
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.45%
Description
Google gVisor before 2018-08-23, within the seccomp sandbox, permits access to the renameat system call, which allows attackers to rename files on the host OS.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
7.1 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.45% 0.00452
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00452
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00452) | 36.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00452) | 38.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 25.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 24.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 21, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00080) | 33.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00112) | 43.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 29.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.26% (0.00258) | 2.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.26% (0.00258) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1632 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/google/gvisor/commit/001a4c2493b13a43d62c7511fb509a959ae4abc2 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1632 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/google/gvisor/commit/001a4c2493b13a43d62c7511fb509a959ae4abc2 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 2, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Sep 2, 2018
Link CVE-2018-16359
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a