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01 Record

CVE-2018-20839

systemd 242 changes the VT1 mode upon a logout, which allows attackers to read cleartext passwords in certain circumstances, such as watching a shutdown, or using Ctrl-Alt-F1 and Ctrl-Alt-F2. This

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

systemd 242 changes the VT1 mode upon a logout, which allows attackers to read cleartext passwords in certain circumstances, such as watching a shutdown, or using Ctrl-Alt-F1 and Ctrl-Alt-F2. This

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
2.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 84.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
4.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD analysis status
Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2019-05-17 03:39Z7 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-05 12:12Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2019-05-16
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
e50cec56edb03457c8d58271989d492a952e63d9d0028a052ce609e1b69434ee

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
netappcn1610Not specified—
netappcn1610_firmwareNot specified—
netappsnapprotectNot specified—
netappsolidfire_&_hci_management_nodeNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
systemd_projectsystemdNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • plymouth
    Fixed in 0.9.4-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • plymouth
    Fixed in 0.9.4-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • plymouth
    Fixed in 0.9.4-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.