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CVE-2018-13043

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-07-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

scripts/grep-excuses.pl in Debian devscripts through 2.18.3 allows code execution through unsafe YAML loading because YAML::Syck is used without a configuration that prevents unintended blessing.

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 17.10, 18.04
• Debian devscripts: through 2.18.3

References

• https://bugs.debian.org/902409
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3704-1/
• https://bugs.debian.org/902409
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3704-1/

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