CVE-2021-31154
HIGHpleaseedit <0.4 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
pleaseedit in please before 0.4 uses predictable temporary filenames in /tmp and the target directory. This allows a local attacker to gain full root privileges by staging a symlink attack.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
12.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-668
Status
published
Affected Products (2)
pleaseedit_project/pleaseedit
< 0.4
crates.io/pleaser
< 0.4.0crates.io
Timeline
Published
May 27, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026