---
cve: "CVE-2017-7358"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "2.7%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2017-04-05 06:59:00"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-19T00:09:47+02:00"
---

# CVE-2017-7358

> 3.1 LOW · 🧪 PoC

## Beschreibung

In LightDM through 1.22.0, a directory traversal issue in debian/guest-account.sh allows local attackers to own arbitrary directory path locations and escalate privileges to root when the guest user logs out.

## Exploit-Evidenz

- [EDB-41923 — LightDM (Ubuntu 16.04/16.10) - 'Guest Account' Local Privilege Escalation](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41923)

## Referenzen

- <https://launchpad.net/bugs/1677924>
- <https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/lightdm/2017-April/001059.html>
- <http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~lightdm-team/lightdm/trunk/revision/2478>
- <https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41923/>
- <https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3255-1/>
- <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97486>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2017-7358) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_