CVE-2018-14665

MediumCVSS 6.6/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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 privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 6.6/10CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-863

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Oct 25, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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