Description
The installPackage function in the installerHelper subcomponent in Libmacgpg in GPG Suite before 2015.06 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via shell metacharacters in the xmlPath argument.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bierbaumer.net/security/cve-2014-4677/
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://gpgtools.org/releases/gpgsuite/2015.08/release-notes.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0065
EPSS Percentile
46.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-77
Status
published
Products (1)
gpgtools/libmacgpg
< 0.6
Published
Feb 22, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026