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CVE-2018-19045

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  • Published2018-11-08
  • WeaknessCWE-200

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Description

keepalived 2.0.8 used mode 0666 when creating new temporary files upon a call to PrintData or PrintStats, potentially leaking sensitive information.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-11-0820:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Keepalived
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.0= 2.0.8no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • keepalivedUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • keepalivedSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP1all versions · fixed in 2.0.19-3.3.1
  • keepalivedopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 2.2.2-4.2
  • keepalivedMageia:6all versions · fixed in 2.0.10-1.mga6
  • keepalivedDebian:14all versions · fixed in 1:2.0.10-1
  • keepalivedDebian:13all versions · fixed in 1:2.0.10-1
  • keepalivedDebian:12all versions · fixed in 1:2.0.10-1
  • keepalivedCleanStartall versions · fixed in 2.0.11-r0

17 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2018-19045 Red Hat Product Security

    keepalived: Insecure permissions when creating new temporary files allows for leaking of sensitive data

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
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ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
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Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2018-11-08
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-7gcf-2wg8-c4pq

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19045?

keepalived 2.0.8 used mode 0666 when creating new temporary files upon a call to PrintData or PrintStats, potentially leaking sensitive information.

Is CVE-2018-19045 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-19045 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.4% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-19045?

CVE-2018-19045 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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