CVE-2018-0502
An issue was discovered in zsh before 5.6. The beginning of a #! script file was mishandled,...
An issue was discovered in zsh before 5.6. The beginning of a #! script file was mishandled, potentially leading to an execve call to a program named on the second line.
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 zsh before 5.6. The beginning of a #! script file was mishandled, potentially leading to an execve call to a program named on the second line.
- Record
CVE-2018-0502- 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-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in zsh before 5.6. The beginning of a #! script file was mishandled, potentially leading to an execve call to a program named on the second line.
- Record
CVE-2018-0502- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-1324 No score
An issue was discovered in zsh before 5.6. The beginning of a #! script file was mishandled, potentially leading to an execve call to a program named on the second line.
- Record
EUVD-2018-1324- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m962-vg7f-29fx
9.8
An issue was discovered in zsh before 5.6. The beginning of a #! script file was mishandled,...
An issue was discovered in zsh before 5.6. The beginning of a #! script file was mishandled, potentially leading to an execve call to a program named on the second line.
- Record
GHSA-m962-vg7f-29fx- 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-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
An issue was discovered in zsh before 5.6. The beginning of a #! script file was mishandled, potentially leading to an execve call to a program named on the second line.
- Record
CVE-2018-0502- 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-2018-0502
9.8
An issue was discovered in zsh before 5.6. The beginning of a #! script file was mishandled, potentially leading to an execve call to a program named on the second line.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-0502- 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
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-0502
9.8
An issue was discovered in zsh before 5.6. The beginning of a #! script file was mishandled, potentially leading to an execve call to a program named on the second line.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-0502- 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-2024:11543-1 No score
zsh-5.8-7.7 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the zsh-5.8-7.7 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11543-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:2686-1 No score
Security update for zsh
This update for zsh to version 5.6 fixes the following security issues:
- CVE-2018-0502: The beginning of a #! script file was mishandled, potentially leading to an execve call to a program named on the second line (bsc#1107296).
- CVE-2018-13259: Shebang lines exceeding 64 characters were truncated, potentially leading to an execve call to a program name that is a substring of the intended one (bsc#1107294).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:2686-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:0161-1 No score
Security update for zsh
This update for zsh fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2018-0502: Fixed execve call vulnerability to program named on the second line when the beginning of a #! script file was mishandled. (bsc#1107296, bsc#1107294)
- CVE-2018-13259: Fixed execve call vulnerability to program name that is a substring of the intended one. (bsc#1107296, bsc#1107294)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2022:0161-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:14910-1 No score
Security update for zsh
This update for zsh fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2019-20044: Fixed an insecure dropping of privileges when unsetting the PRIVILEGED option (bsc#1163882).
- CVE-2018-13259: Fixed an unexpected truncation of long shebang lines (bsc#1107294).
- CVE-2018-7549: Fixed a crash when an empty hash table (bsc#1082991).
- CVE-2018-1083: Fixed a stack-based buffer overflow when using tab completion on directories with long names (bsc#1087026).
- CVE-2018-1071: Fixed a stack-based buffer overflow when executing certain commands (bsc#1084656).
- CVE-2018-0502: Fixed a mishandling of shebang lines (bsc#1107296).
- CVE-2017-18206: Fixed a buffer overflow related to symlink processing (bsc#1083002).
- CVE-2017-18205: Fixed an application crash when using cd with no arguments (bsc#1082998).
- CVE-2016-10714: Fixed a potential application crash when handling maximum length paths (bsc#1083250).
- CVE-2014-10072: Fixed a buffer overflow when scanning very long directory paths for symbolic links (bsc#1082975).
- CVE-2014-10071: Fixed a buffer overflow when redirecting output to a long file descriptor (bsc#1082977).
- CVE-2014-10070: Fixed a privilege escalation vulnerability via environment variables (bsc#1082885).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2022:14910-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3764-1 No score
zsh vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain scripts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-0502, CVE-2018-13259)
Richard Maciel Costa discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain scripts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1100)
- Record
USN-3764-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
zshDebian:12 |
before 5.6-1 | 5.6-1 |
zshDebian:13 |
before 5.6-1 | 5.6-1 |
zshDebian:14 |
before 5.6-1 | 5.6-1 |
zshDebian:9 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 5.3.1-4+deb9u1, plus listed versions 5.3.1-4 |
5.3.1-4+deb9u1 |
zshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 5.6-3.6.1 | 5.6-3.6.1 |
zshSUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 5.0.5-6.12.2 | 5.0.5-6.12.2 |
zshSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 5.0.5-6.12.2 | 5.0.5-6.12.2 |
zshSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 5.0.5-6.12.2 | 5.0.5-6.12.2 |
zshSUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 5.0.5-6.12.2 | 5.0.5-6.12.2 |
zshSUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 5.0.5-6.12.2 | 5.0.5-6.12.2 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
zshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 5.0.5-6.12.2 | 5.0.5-6.12.2 |
zshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 5.0.5-6.12.2 | 5.0.5-6.12.2 |
zshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 5.0.5-6.12.2 | 5.0.5-6.12.2 |
zshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 5.0.5-6.12.2 | 5.0.5-6.12.2 |
zshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 5.0.5-6.12.2 | 5.0.5-6.12.2 |
zshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 5.0.5-6.12.2 | 5.0.5-6.12.2 |
zshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 5.0.5-6.12.2 | 5.0.5-6.12.2 |
zshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 5.0.5-6.12.2 | 5.0.5-6.12.2 |
zshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 4.3.6-67.9.8.1 | 4.3.6-67.9.8.1 |
zshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 4.3.6-67.9.8.1 | 4.3.6-67.9.8.1 |
zshUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 5.0.2-3ubuntu6.3, plus listed versions 5.0.2-3ubuntu65.0.2-3ubuntu6.15.0.2-3ubuntu6.2 |
5.0.2-3ubuntu6.3 |
zshUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 5.1.1-1ubuntu2.3, plus listed versions 5.1.1-1ubuntu15.1.1-1ubuntu25.1.1-1ubuntu2.15.1.1-1ubuntu2.2 |
5.1.1-1ubuntu2.3 |
zshUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 5.4.2-3ubuntu3.1, plus listed versions 5.2-5ubuntu15.4.2-3ubuntu15.4.2-3ubuntu25.4.2-3ubuntu3 |
5.4.2-3ubuntu3.1 |
zshUbuntu:14.04:LTS From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 5.0.2-3ubuntu6.3, plus listed versions 5.0.2-3ubuntu65.0.2-3ubuntu6.15.0.2-3ubuntu6.2 |
5.0.2-3ubuntu6.3 |
zshUbuntu:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 5.1.1-1ubuntu2.3, plus listed versions 5.1.1-1ubuntu15.1.1-1ubuntu25.1.1-1ubuntu2.15.1.1-1ubuntu2.2 |
5.1.1-1ubuntu2.3 |
zshUbuntu:18.04:LTS From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 5.4.2-3ubuntu3.1, plus listed versions 5.2-5ubuntu15.4.2-3ubuntu15.4.2-3ubuntu25.4.2-3ubuntu3 |
5.4.2-3ubuntu3.1 |
zshopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 5.8-7.7 | 5.8-7.7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| 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-2018-0502 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Zsh, published September 5, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.49%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in zsh 5.6-1.
References
bugs.debian.org/908000
sourceforge.net/p/zsh/code/ci/1c4c7b6a4d17294df028322b70c53803a402233d
zsh.org/mla/zsh-announce/136
usn.ubuntu.com/3764-1
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-02
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00000.html
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0502
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m962-vg7f-29fx
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-0502
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20182686-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1107294
bugzilla.suse.com/1107296
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-0502
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-13259
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20220161-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-202214910-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1082885
bugzilla.suse.com/1082975
bugzilla.suse.com/1082977
bugzilla.suse.com/1082991
bugzilla.suse.com/1082998
bugzilla.suse.com/1083002
bugzilla.suse.com/1083250
bugzilla.suse.com/1084656
bugzilla.suse.com/1087026
bugzilla.suse.com/1163882
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-10070
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-10071
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-10072
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10714
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18205
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18206
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1071
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1083
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7549
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-20044
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-0502
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3764-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0502
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1100
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-13259
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1100