CVE-2017-15131

7.8 HIGH 0.3% exploit odds No fix listed

What it is

It was found that system umask policy is not being honored when creating XDG user directories, since Xsession sources xdg-user-dirs.sh before setting umask policy. This only affects xdg-user-dirs before 0.15.5 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2018-01-09 21:29 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 01:07 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2018-01-09 21:29 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 01:07 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-284 · Improper access control
Record status: Modified

Affected

Freedesktop xdg-user-dirs < 0.15.5
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0

Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 7.8

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record