{"id":"CVE-2018-1196","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-1196","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T00:57:53.430Z","title":"The script included with Spring Boot 1.5.9 and earlier and 2.0.0.M1 through 2.0.0.M7 is susceptible to a symlink attack which allows the \"run_user\" to overwrite and take ownership of any file on the same system.","description":"Spring Boot supports an embedded launch script that can be used to easily run the application as a systemd or init.d linux service. The script included with Spring Boot 1.5.9 and earlier and 2.0.0.M1 through 2.0.0.M7 is susceptible to a symlink attack which allows the \"run_user\" to overwrite and take ownership of any file on the same system. In order to instigate the attack, the application must be installed as a service and the \"run_user\" requires shell access to the server. Spring Boot application that are not installed as a service, or are not using the embedded launch script are not susceptible.","published":"2018-03-19T18:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:50:41.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security_alert@emc.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.9,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-59"],"affected":["vmware/spring boot"],"epss":{"score":0.01212,"percentile":0.68336,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.21%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1196","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security_alert@emc.com"},{"url":"https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1196","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1196","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}