CVE-2021-31154

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

pleaseedit in please before 0.4 uses predictable temporary filenames in /tmp and the target directory. This allows a local attacker to gain full root privileges by staging a symlink attack.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-668

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: May 27, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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