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medium 4.9

CVE-2013-6889 json

GNU Rush 1.7 does not properly drop privileges, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via the --lint option.

published 2014-05-08 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2013-6691

cvss
4.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

GNU Rush 1.7 does not properly drop privileges, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via the --lint option.

Patch / fix

  • rush Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.7+dfsg-4

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6889

Exploit prediction

0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugs.debian.org https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=733505 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.9 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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