CVE-2017-5932
The path autocompletion feature in Bash 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted...
CVE-2017-5932 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Gnu Bash, published March 27, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 36th percentile. Fixed in bash 4.4-3.
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-5932- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-5932- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-15006 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-15006- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7893-9j9h-935c
The path autocompletion feature in Bash 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted...
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.
- Record
GHSA-7893-9j9h-935c- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-5932- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-5932
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5932- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/bash.git/commit?id=4f747edc625815f449048579f6e65869914dd715
lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2017-01/msg00034.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/08/3
securityfocus.com/bid/96136
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5932
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7893-9j9h-935c
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5932