CVE-2018-10380

kwallet-pam in KDE KWallet before 5.12.6 allows local users to obtain ownership of arbitrary...

7.8 HighFix available

kwallet-pam in KDE KWallet before 5.12.6 allows local users to obtain ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

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

0.44%Down 0.5 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

kwallet-pam in KDE KWallet before 5.12.6 allows local users to obtain ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Record: CVE-2018-10380
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

kwallet-pam in KDE KWallet before 5.12.6 allows local users to obtain ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Record: CVE-2018-10380
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-2453 No score

kwallet-pam in KDE KWallet before 5.12.6 allows local users to obtain ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Record: EUVD-2018-2453
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hqrj-vwqm-f24h 7.8

kwallet-pam in KDE KWallet before 5.12.6 allows local users to obtain ownership of arbitrary...

kwallet-pam in KDE KWallet before 5.12.6 allows local users to obtain ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Record: GHSA-hqrj-vwqm-f24h
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.8

kwallet-pam in KDE KWallet before 5.12.6 allows local users to obtain ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Record: CVE-2018-10380
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-10380 7.8

kwallet-pam in KDE KWallet before 5.12.6 allows local users to obtain ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10380
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-10380 7.8

kwallet-pam in KDE KWallet before 5.12.6 allows local users to obtain ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10380
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11141-1 No score

pam_kwallet-32bit-5.22.5-2.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the pam_kwallet-32bit-5.22.5-2.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:11141-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`kwallet-pam` Debian:12	before 5.12.1-2	5.12.1-2
`kwallet-pam` Debian:13	before 5.12.1-2	5.12.1-2
`kwallet-pam` Debian:14	before 5.12.1-2	5.12.1-2
`kwallet-pam` Debian:9	before 5.8.4-1+deb9u2, plus listed versions 5.8.4-15.8.4-1+deb9u1	5.8.4-1+deb9u2
`kwallet-pam` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4:5.4.2-0ubuntu14:5.4.3-0ubuntu14:5.5.4-0ubuntu14:5.5.5-0ubuntu14:5.5.5-0ubuntu1.14:5.5.5-0ubuntu1.24:5.5.5-0ubuntu1.3	None known
`kwallet-pam` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4:5.10.5-0ubuntu14:5.11.3-0ubuntu14:5.11.4-0ubuntu14:5.11.5-0ubuntu14:5.12.0-0ubuntu1 Show 9 moreShow less 4:5.12.1-0ubuntu14:5.12.2-0ubuntu14:5.12.3-0ubuntu14:5.12.4-0ubuntu14:5.12.4-0ubuntu1.14:5.12.4-0ubuntu1.24:5.12.4-0ubuntu1.34:5.12.7-0ubuntu0.14:5.12.8-0ubuntu0.1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-10380 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Debian Linux, published May 8, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. Fixed in kwallet-pam 5.12.1-2.

References

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