CWE-403
Exposure of File Descriptor to Unintended Control Sphere ('File Descriptor Leak')
Description
A process does not close sensitive file descriptors before invoking a child process, which allows the child to perform unauthorized I/O operations using those descriptors.
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CVEs mapped to this weakness (7)
| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-40042 | Cri | 0.64 | 9.8 | 0.00 | Apr 13, 2026 | Pachno 1.0.6 contains an XML external entity injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by exploiting unsafe XML parsing in the TextParser helper. Attackers can inject malicious XML entities through wiki table syntax and inline tags in… | ||
| CVE-2025-15114 | Cri | 0.64 | 9.8 | 0.01 | Dec 30, 2025 | Ksenia Security lares (legacy model) Home Automation version 1.6 contains a critical security flaw that exposes the alarm system PIN in the 'basisInfo' XML file after authentication. Attackers can retrieve the PIN from the server response to bypass security measures and disable… | ||
| CVE-2026-12296 | Cri | 0.62 | 9.6 | 0.00 | Jun 16, 2026 | Sandbox escape in the Security: Process Sandboxing component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12. | ||
| CVE-2026-16526 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.01 | Jul 30, 2026 | A flaw in the PCP linux_sockets module exposes an unsecured internal connection. An attacker with initial code execution can exploit this to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary commands as root. | ||
| CVE-2024-58280 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.01 | Dec 10, 2025 | CMSimple 5.15 contains a remote command execution vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to modify file extensions and upload malicious PHP files. Attackers can append ',php' to Extensions_userfiles and upload a shell script to the media directory to execute arbitrary… | ||
| CVE-2024-21626 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.6 | 0.18 | Jan 31, 2024 | runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers on Linux according to the OCI specification. In runc 1.1.11 and earlier, due to an internal file descriptor leak, an attacker could cause a newly-spawned container process (from runc exec) to have a working directory in the… | ||
| CVE-2025-3032 | Hig | 0.48 | 7.4 | 0.00 | Apr 1, 2025 | Leaking of file descriptors from the fork server to web content processes could allow for privilege escalation attacks. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 137 and Thunderbird 137. |
- risk 0.64cvss 9.8epss 0.00
Pachno 1.0.6 contains an XML external entity injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by exploiting unsafe XML parsing in the TextParser helper. Attackers can inject malicious XML entities through wiki table syntax and inline tags in…
- risk 0.64cvss 9.8epss 0.01
Ksenia Security lares (legacy model) Home Automation version 1.6 contains a critical security flaw that exposes the alarm system PIN in the 'basisInfo' XML file after authentication. Attackers can retrieve the PIN from the server response to bypass security measures and disable…
- risk 0.62cvss 9.6epss 0.00
Sandbox escape in the Security: Process Sandboxing component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12.
- risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.01
A flaw in the PCP linux_sockets module exposes an unsecured internal connection. An attacker with initial code execution can exploit this to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary commands as root.
- risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.01
CMSimple 5.15 contains a remote command execution vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to modify file extensions and upload malicious PHP files. Attackers can append ',php' to Extensions_userfiles and upload a shell script to the media directory to execute arbitrary…
- risk 0.53cvss 8.6epss 0.18
runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers on Linux according to the OCI specification. In runc 1.1.11 and earlier, due to an internal file descriptor leak, an attacker could cause a newly-spawned container process (from runc exec) to have a working directory in the…
- risk 0.48cvss 7.4epss 0.00
Leaking of file descriptors from the fork server to web content processes could allow for privilege escalation attacks. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 137 and Thunderbird 137.