CVE-2018-14036

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—

6.5

Directory Traversal with ../ sequences occurs in AccountsService before 0.6.50 because of an insufficient path check in user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb() in user.c.

CVSS v3: 6.5
EG Score: 6.5(medium)
EPSS: 79.6%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 13, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (10)

cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/02/2
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104757
cve@mitrehttps://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107085
cve@mitrehttps://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1099699
cve@mitrehttps://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=f9abd359f71a5bce421b9ae23432f539a067847a
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/02/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104757
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107085
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1099699
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=f9abd359f71a5bce421b9ae23432f539a067847a

Patch Availability(3)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	libaccountsservice0 (0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.4) @ focal	2026-05-28	ubuntu
ubuntu	libaccountsservice-doc (0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm2) @ trusty	2026-05-28	ubuntu
redhat	zenity-0:3.28.1-1.el7	2018-10-30	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-22Path Traversal

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-14036?

CVE-2018-14036 is a medium vulnerability published on July 13, 2018. Directory Traversal with ../ sequences occurs in AccountsService before 0.6.50 because of an insufficient path check in userchangeiconfileauthorized_cb() in user.c.

When was CVE-2018-14036 disclosed?

CVE-2018-14036 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 13, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2018-14036 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-14036 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 79.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-14036?

CVE-2018-14036 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-14036?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-14036, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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