CVE-2000-0393
The KDE kscd program does not drop privileges when executing a program specified in a user's...
The KDE kscd program does not drop privileges when executing a program specified in a user's SHELL environmental variable, which allows the user to gain privileges by specifying an alternate program to execute.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The KDE kscd program does not drop privileges when executing a program specified in a user's SHELL environmental variable, which allows the user to gain privileges by specifying an alternate program to execute.
- Record
CVE-2000-0393- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The KDE kscd program does not drop privileges when executing a program specified in a user's SHELL environmental variable, which allows the user to gain privileges by specifying an alternate program to execute.
- Record
CVE-2000-0393- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0392 No score
The KDE kscd program does not drop privileges when executing a program specified in a user's SHELL environmental variable, which allows the user to gain privileges by specifying an alternate program to execute.
- Record
EUVD-2000-0392- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ph8q-v7mf-3mfr No score
The KDE kscd program does not drop privileges when executing a program specified in a user's...
The KDE kscd program does not drop privileges when executing a program specified in a user's SHELL environmental variable, which allows the user to gain privileges by specifying an alternate program to execute.
- Record
GHSA-ph8q-v7mf-3mfr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | KDE 1.1/1.1.1/1.2/2.0 kscd - SHELL Environmental Variable | 2000-05-16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2000-0393 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Kde, published May 16, 2000. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.81%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.