CVE-2018-14650
It was discovered that sos-collector does not properly set the default permissions of newly...
It was discovered that sos-collector does not properly set the default permissions of newly created files, making all files created by the tool readable by any local user. A local attacker may use this flaw by waiting for a legit user to run sos-collector and steal the collected data in the /var/tmp directory.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
It was discovered that sos-collector does not properly set the default permissions of newly created files, making all files created by the tool readable by any local user. A local attacker may use this flaw by waiting for a legit user to run sos-collector and steal the collected data in the /var/tmp directory.
- Record
CVE-2018-14650- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-6548
It was discovered that sos-collector does not properly set the default permissions of newly created files, making all files created by the tool readable by any local user. A local attacker may use this flaw by waiting for a legit user to run sos-collector and steal the collected data in the /var/tmp directory.
- Record
EUVD-2018-6548- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4pjf-x44m-95hq
It was discovered that sos-collector does not properly set the default permissions of newly...
It was discovered that sos-collector does not properly set the default permissions of newly created files, making all files created by the tool readable by any local user. A local attacker may use this flaw by waiting for a legit user to run sos-collector and steal the collected data in the /var/tmp directory.
- Record
GHSA-4pjf-x44m-95hq- CVSS 3.0
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276, CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
It was discovered that sos-collector does not properly set the default permissions of newly created files, making all files created by the tool readable by any local user. A local attacker may use this flaw by waiting for a legit user to run sos-collector and steal the collected data in the /var/tmp directory.
- Record
CVE-2018-14650- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732, CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
It was discovered that sos-collector does not properly set the default permissions of newly created files, making all files created by the tool readable by any local user. A local attacker may use this flaw by waiting for a legit user to run sos-collector and steal the collected data in the /var/tmp directory.
- Record
CVE-2018-14650- CVSS 3.0
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2018:3663
Red Hat Security Advisory: sos-collector security update
- Record
RHSA-2018:3663- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
sos-collectorRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 0:1.5-3.el7_6 | 0:1.5-3.el7_6 |
sos-collectorRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode |
before 0:1.5-3.el7_6 | 0:1.5-3.el7_6 |
sos-collectorRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:1.5-3.el7_6 | 0:1.5-3.el7_6 |
sos-collectorRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:1.5-3.el7_6 | 0:1.5-3.el7_6 |
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-2018-14650 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in [unknown] Sos-collector, published September 27, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. Fixed in sos-collector 0:1.5-3.el7_6.