CVE-2018-15686

PoC —

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

EPSS

2%p82

Published

Oct 26, 2018 (Oct 26, 2018)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

A vulnerability in unit_deserialize of systemd allows an attacker to supply arbitrary state across systemd re-execution via NotifyAccess. This can be used to improperly influence systemd execution and possibly lead to root privilege escalation. Affected releases are systemd versions up to and including 239.

Vendors: canonical debian systemd project oracle
Products: ubuntu linux, debian linux, systemd, communications cloud native core network function cloud native environment
Weakness: CWE-502
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (2.3%)

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