CVE-2018-14665

CVE-2018-14665 0x00 Introduction Indian security researcher Narendra Shinde discovered a high-risk vulnerability CVE-2018-14665 in the X.Org Server package that allows a regular account to escalate privileges to root. It affects major Linux distributions including OpenBSD, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS,...

CVE-2026-85013 Environment-modules: command injection in environment-modules bash completion via malicious module names containing shell metacharacters

A flaw was found in environment-modules. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability by placing a maliciously named modulefile in a location visible to the victim's MODULEPATH. When the victim uses Bash completion for module or ml commands, the malicious module name, containing shell...

CVE-2026-85013

CVE-2026-85013 is a command injection vulnerability in environment-modules ' Bash completion for the module/ml commands. A local attacker with write access to a directory in the victim's MODULEPATH can place a maliciously named modulefile containing shell metacharacters; when the victim triggers ...

CVE-2026-85013

A flaw was found in environment-modules. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability by placing a maliciously named modulefile in a location visible to the victim's MODULEPATH. When the victim uses Bash completion for module or ml commands, the malicious module name, containing shell...

CVE-2026-85013

A flaw was found in environment-modules. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability by placing a maliciously named modulefile in a location visible to the victim's MODULEPATH. When the victim uses Bash completion for module or ml commands, the malicious module name, containing shell...

SUSE CVE-2006-0745

X.Org server xorg-server 1.0.0 and later, X11R6.9.0, and X11R7.0 inadvertently treats the address of the geteuid function as if it is the return value of a call to geteuid, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions and 1 execute arbitrary code via the -modulepath command line optio...

SUSE CVE-2018-14665

A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.3. An incorrect permission check for -modulepath and -logfile options when starting Xorg. X server allows unprivileged users with the ability to log in to the system via physical console to escalate their privileges and run arbitrary code under root...

VulnCheck KEV: CVE-2018-14665

A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.3. An incorrect permission check for -modulepath and -logfile options when starting Xorg. X server allows unprivileged users with the ability to log in to the system via physical console to escalate their privileges and run arbitrary code under root...

Xorg X11 Server SUID modulepath Privilege Escalation

This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule 'Xorg X11 Server SUID modulepath Privilege Escalation', 'Description' = %q This module attempts to gain root privileges with SUID Xorg X11 server...

xorg-x11-server 1.20.3 - modulepath Local Privilege Escalation

xorg-x11-server 1.20.3 - modulepath Local Privilege Escalation !/bin/sh raptorxorgy - xorg-x11-server LPE via modulepath switch Copyright c 2018 Marco Ivaldi A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.3. An incorrect permission check for -modulepath and -logfile options when starting Xorg. X...

xorg-x11-server < 1.20.3 - 'modulepath' Local Privilege Escalation

!/bin/sh raptorxorgy - xorg-x11-server LPE via modulepath switch Copyright c 2018 Marco Ivaldi A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.3. An incorrect permission check for -modulepath and -logfile options when starting Xorg. X server allows unprivileged users with the ability to log in to...

The vulnerability of the X.Org Server software arises from errors in processing and checking command-line parameters, allowing an attacker to gain root privileges and overwrite any file in the operating system.

Vulnerability of the X.Org Server software, caused by errors in processing and checking command-line parameters. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a remote attacker to gain root privileges and rewrite any file in the operating system using the modulepath and logfile parameters when running...

xorg-x11-server: Incorrect permission check in Xorg X server allows for privilege escalation

An incorrect permission check for -modulepath and -logfile options when starting Xorg X server allows unprivileged users with the ability to log in to the system via physical console to escalate their privileges and run arbitrary code under root privileges...

X.Org X Server: Privilege escalation

Background The X Window System is a graphical windowing system based on a client/server model. Description An incorrect permission check for -modulepath and -logfile options when starting Xorg. X server allows unprivileged users with the ability to log in to the system via physical console to...

[ASA-201810-15] xorg-server: privilege escalation

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201810-15 ========================================== Severity: High Date : 2018-10-29 CVE-ID : CVE-2018-14665 Package : xorg-server Type : privilege escalation Remote : Yes Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-788 Summary ======= The package xorg-server befor...

New Privilege Escalation Flaw Affects Most Linux Distributions

An Indian security researcher has discovered a highly critical flaw in X.Org Server package that impacts OpenBSD and most Linux distributions, including Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Red Hat, and Fedora. Xorg X server is a popular open-source implementation of the X11 system display server that offers ...

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14665

A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.3. An incorrect permission check for -modulepath and -logfile options when starting Xorg. X server allows unprivileged users with the ability to log in to the system via physical console to escalate their privileges and run arbitrary code under root...

ALPINE-CVE-2018-14665

A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.3. An incorrect permission check for -modulepath and -logfile options when starting Xorg. X server allows unprivileged users with the ability to log in to the system via physical console to escalate their privileges and run arbitrary code under root...

UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14665

A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.3. An incorrect permission check for -modulepath and -logfile options when starting Xorg. X server allows unprivileged users with the ability to log in to the system via physical console to escalate their privileges and run arbitrary code under root...

DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0745

X.Org server xorg-server 1.0.0 and later, X11R6.9.0, and X11R7.0 inadvertently treats the address of the geteuid function as if it is the return value of a call to geteuid, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions and 1 execute arbitrary code via the -modulepath command line optio...