CVE-2021-31155

high

Description

Failure to normalize the umask in please before 0.4 allows a local attacker to gain full root privileges if they are allowed to execute at least one command.

References

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vc5p-j8vw-mc6x

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/18/1

https://gitlab.com/edneville/please/-/tree/master/src/bin

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-1889

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-05-27

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

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