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Since this script is executed with elevated privileges through the backend binary, enabling the debug monitor via backend -c \"debug monitor on\" triggers execution of the attacker's payload as root. This allows full system compromise.","status":"published","published":"2025-07-31T15:15:34.47Z","modified":"2026-06-17T00:04:30.193Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":10,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","level":"critical","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-732","CWE-798"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:02:59.461996Z"}]}}