CVE-2018-12356
An issue was discovered in password-store.sh in pass in Simple Password Store 1.7.x before 1.7.2....
An issue was discovered in password-store.sh in pass in Simple Password Store 1.7.x before 1.7.2. The signature verification routine parses the output of GnuPG with an incomplete regular expression, which allows remote attackers to spoof file signatures on configuration files and extension scripts. Modifying the configuration file allows the attacker to inject additional encryption keys under their control, thereby disclosing passwords to the attacker. Modifying the extension scripts allows the attacker arbitrary code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
An issue was discovered in password-store.sh in pass in Simple Password Store 1.7.x before 1.7.2. The signature verification routine parses the output of GnuPG with an incomplete regular expression, which allows remote attackers to spoof file signatures on configuration files and extension scripts. Modifying the configuration file allows the attacker to inject additional encryption keys under their control, thereby disclosing passwords to the attacker. Modifying the extension scripts allows the attacker arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2018-12356- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-347
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in password-store.sh in pass in Simple Password Store 1.7.x before 1.7.2. The signature verification routine parses the output of GnuPG with an incomplete regular expression, which allows remote attackers to spoof file signatures on configuration files and extension scripts. Modifying the configuration file allows the attacker to inject additional encryption keys under their control, thereby disclosing passwords to the attacker. Modifying the extension scripts allows the attacker arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2018-12356- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-4330 No score
An issue was discovered in password-store.sh in pass in Simple Password Store 1.7.x before 1.7.2. The signature verification routine parses the output of GnuPG with an incomplete regular expression, which allows remote attackers to spoof file signatures on configuration files and extension scripts. Modifying the configuration file allows the attacker to inject additional encryption keys under their control, thereby disclosing passwords to the attacker. Modifying the extension scripts allows the attacker arbitrary code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2018-4330- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j8m7-7fm4-j768
9.8
An issue was discovered in password-store.sh in pass in Simple Password Store 1.7.x before 1.7.2....
An issue was discovered in password-store.sh in pass in Simple Password Store 1.7.x before 1.7.2. The signature verification routine parses the output of GnuPG with an incomplete regular expression, which allows remote attackers to spoof file signatures on configuration files and extension scripts. Modifying the configuration file allows the attacker to inject additional encryption keys under their control, thereby disclosing passwords to the attacker. Modifying the extension scripts allows the attacker arbitrary code execution.
- Record
GHSA-j8m7-7fm4-j768- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-347
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
An issue was discovered in password-store.sh in pass in Simple Password Store 1.7.x before 1.7.2. The signature verification routine parses the output of GnuPG with an incomplete regular expression, which allows remote attackers to spoof file signatures on configuration files and extension scripts. Modifying the configuration file allows the attacker to inject additional encryption keys under their control, thereby disclosing passwords to the attacker. Modifying the extension scripts allows the attacker arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2018-12356- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-12356
9.8
An issue was discovered in password-store.sh in pass in Simple Password Store 1.7.x before 1.7.2. The signature verification routine parses the output of GnuPG with an incomplete regular expression, which allows remote attackers to spoof file signatures on configuration files and extension scripts. Modifying the configuration file allows the attacker to inject additional encryption keys under their control, thereby disclosing passwords to the attacker. Modifying the extension scripts allows the attacker arbitrary code execution.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-12356- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-12356
9.8
An issue was discovered in password-store.sh in pass in Simple Password Store 1.7.x before 1.7.2. The signature verification routine parses the output of GnuPG with an incomplete regular expression, which allows remote attackers to spoof file signatures on configuration files and extension scripts. Modifying the configuration file allows the attacker to inject additional encryption keys under their control, thereby disclosing passwords to the attacker. Modifying the extension scripts allows the attacker arbitrary code execution.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12356- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11150-1 No score
password-store-1.7.4-3.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the password-store-1.7.4-3.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11150-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
password-storeDebian:12 |
before 1.7.2-1 | 1.7.2-1 |
password-storeDebian:13 |
before 1.7.2-1 | 1.7.2-1 |
password-storeDebian:14 |
before 1.7.2-1 | 1.7.2-1 |
password-storeUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.7.1-3 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-12356 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Simple Password Store Project Password Store, published June 15, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.43%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in password-store 1.7.2-1.
References
git.zx2c4.com/password-store/commit?id=8683403b77f59c56fcb1f05c61ab33b9fd61a30d
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/06/14/3
lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/password-store/2018-June/003308.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/30/4
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Apr/38
packetstormsecurity.com/files/152703/Johnny-You-Are-Fired.html
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github.com/RUB-NDS/Johnny-You-Are-Fired
github.com/RUB-NDS/Johnny-You-Are-Fired/blob/master/paper/johnny-fired.pdf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12356
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j8m7-7fm4-j768
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-12356
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12356
neopg.io/blog/pass-signature-spoof
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12356
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12356