Byobu apport hook uploads user's ~/.screenrc
Published Apr 17, 2020
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.66%
Description
Byobu Apport hook may disclose sensitive information since it automatically uploads the local user's .screenrc which may contain private hostnames, usernames and passwords. This issue affects: byobu
Affected products
-
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<5.128-0ubuntu1
- Version
Configuration 2
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 18.04
- 18.10
- 19.04
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 2, 2026.
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.66% (0.01657) | 75.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.62% (0.01616) | 72.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00350) | 72.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00350) | 71.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00199) | 56.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.03% (0.09029) | 86.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.47% (0.01474) | 33.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.47% (0.01474) | 32.51th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 6.62th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/byobu/+bug/1827202 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-7306 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/byobu/+bug/1827202 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-7306 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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