EIP-2026-114736
PRE-CVESolaris xscreensaver 11.4 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: legacyExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-114736. PoCs published by Marco Ivaldi.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a design error in Solaris xscreensaver's -log command-line switch to create arbitrary files, enabling privilege escalation via LD_PRELOAD. It compiles a shared library to override getuid() and places it in a trusted directory, then triggers the vulnerability to escalate to root.
Description
Solaris xscreensaver 11.4 - Privilege Escalation
Exploits (1)
This exploit leverages a design error in Solaris xscreensaver's -log command-line switch to create arbitrary files, enabling privilege escalation via LD_PRELOAD. It compiles a shared library to override getuid() and places it in a trusted directory, then triggers the vulnerability to escalate to root.