CVE-2009-3589
incron 0.5.5 does not initialize supplementary groups when running a process from a user's incrontabs, which causes the process to be run with the incrond supplementary groups and allows local users to gain privileges via an incrontab table.
Published:Oct 8, 2009
Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
EPS:Oct 8, 2009
EPSS Score:0.00052
CVSS Score:4.6
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Inotify
Product
Incron
Inotify
Incron
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
