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CVE-2018-14665

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.6 EPSS 27.04% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-10-25 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
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CVE
CVE-2018-14665
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.6
EPSS
27.04%

Original NVD Description

A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.3. An incorrect permission check for -modulepath and -logfile options when starting Xorg. X server allows unprivileged users with the ability to log in to the system via physical console to escalate their privileges and run arbitrary code under root privileges.