Critical severity · published May 19, 2024
CVE-2024-36053
In the mintupload package through 4.2.0 for Linux Mint, service-name mishandling leads to command injection via shell metacharacters in check_connection, drop_data_received_cb,…
9.0
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the mintupload package through 4.2.0 for Linux Mint, service-name mishandling leads to command injection via shell metacharacters in check_connection, drop_data_received_cb, and Service.remove. A user can modify a service name in a ~/.linuxmint/mintUpload/services/service file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 64% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MI
Mintupload · Linuxmint
through 4.2.0 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36053
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-36053
packages.linuxmint.com
http://packages.linuxmint.com/pool/main/m/mintupload/
github.com
https://github.com/linuxmint/mintupload/issues/42
github.com
https://github.com/linuxmint/mintupload/issues/43