{"id":"CVE-2018-14533","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-14533","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T23:38:36.286Z","title":"read_tmp and write_tmp in Inteno IOPSYS allow attackers to gain privileges after writing to /tmp/etc/smb.conf because /var is a symlink to /tmp.","description":"read_tmp and write_tmp in Inteno IOPSYS allow attackers to gain privileges after writing to /tmp/etc/smb.conf because /var is a symlink to /tmp.","published":"2018-07-31T14:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:41:10.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["intenogroup/iopsys firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.01491,"percentile":0.73978,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2018-07-21","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":45089,"kind":"exploit","title":"Inteno’s IOPSYS - (Authenticated) Local Privilege Escalation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45089","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/45089.py","file":"exploits/linux/local/45089.py","published":"2018-07-21","added":"2018-07-26","updated":"2018-07-26","author":"neonsea","type":"local","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2018-14533"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://neonsea.uk/blog/2018/07/21/tmp-to-rce.html"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.5%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://neonsea.uk/blog/2018/07/21/tmp-to-rce.html","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45089/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://neonsea.uk/blog/2018/07/21/tmp-to-rce.html","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45089/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14533","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."}