High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 1, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-15918

Description

Sera 1.2 stores the user's login password in plain text in their home directory. This makes privilege escalation trivial and also exposes the user and system keychains to local attacks.

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Affected products

Ignitum/Sera2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:ignitum:sera:1.2:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ignitum:sera:1.2:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ignitum:sera:1.2:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:*
Sera/Serallm-fuzzy
Range: <1.2

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References

m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715918-sera-12-local-root-privesc-and-password-disclosure.htmlnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43221/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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