Vulnerability Details CVE-2018-9862
util.c in runV 1.0.0 for Docker mishandles a numeric username, which allows attackers to obtain root access by leveraging the presence of an initial numeric value on an /etc/passwd line, and then issuing a "docker exec" command with that value in the -u argument, a similar issue to CVE-2016-3697.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 18.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
Products affected by CVE-2018-9862
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cpe:2.3:a:hyper:runv:1.0.0