Bash
CVE-2017-5932
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
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| Impact | CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.23%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system. |
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The path autocompletion feature in Bash 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted filename starting with a " (double quote) character and a command substitution metacharacter. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. The path autocompletion feature in Bash 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted filename starting with a " (double quote) character and a command substitution metacharacter. Affected products include: Gnu Bash.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
The path autocompletion feature in Bash 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted filename starting with a " (double quote) character and a command substitution metacharacter.
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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Off-by-one error in the read_token_word function in parse.y in GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-026 allows remote attackers t
The redirection implementation in parse.y in GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-026 allows remote attackers to cause a denial o
GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-026 does not properly parse function definitions in the values of environment variables, whi
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