CVE-2017-6967
HIGHxrdp 0.9.1 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
xrdp 0.9.1 calls the PAM function auth_start_session() in an incorrect location, leading to PAM session modules not being properly initialized, with a potential consequence of incorrect configurations or elevation of privileges, aka a pam_limits.so bypass.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.3
EPSS
0.0018
EPSS Percentile
39.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Classification
CWE
CWE-287
Status
draft
Affected Products (1)
neutrinolabs/xrdp
Timeline
Published
Mar 17, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026