Vulnerability in Replaysorcery Project

CVE-2021-36983

replay-sorcery-kms in Replay Sorcery 0.6.0 allows a local attacker to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on /tmp/replay-sorcery or /tmp/replay-sorcery/device.sock.

EPSS: 0.005 (38.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
  • cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-36983?
CVE-2021-36983 is a high-severity vulnerability in Replaysorcery Project, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-07-30.
How severe is CVE-2021-36983?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-36983 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.