fish (aka fish-shell) 1.16.0 before 2.1.1 does not properly check the credentials, which allows local users to gain privileges via the universal variable socket, related to /tmp/fishd.socket.user permissions.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade fish | Jul 30, 2024 | May 2, 2014 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade fish | Dec 10, 2025 | Sep 29, 2014 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-shells/fish. | Oct 30, 2017 | May 2, 2014 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade fishUpgrade fish3-develUpgrade fish3 | Sep 25, 2019 | May 2, 2014 |
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