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CVE-2019-7306: Byobu apport hook uploads user's ~/.screenrc

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-04-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-552

Description

Byobu Apport hook may disclose sensitive information since it automatically uploads the local user's .screenrc which may contain private hostnames, usernames and passwords. This issue affects: byobu

Affected products

• Byobu: all versions
• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10, 19.04

References

• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/byobu/+bug/1827202
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-7306
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/byobu/+bug/1827202
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-7306

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