CVE-2023-24626
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.005 · 45 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
socket.c in GNU Screen through 4.9.0, when installed setuid or setgid (the default on platforms such as Arch Linux and FreeBSD), allows local users to send a privileged SIGHUP signal to any PID, causing a denial of service or disruption of the target process.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-51252GNU screen v4.9.0 - Privilege EscalationPoC · exploit_db
affected products (11)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (13)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-24626cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-24626/cnnvd
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/patch/?id=e9ad41bfedb4537a6f0de20f00b27c7739f168f7cnnvd
- https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?63195cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.3788cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51252cnnvd
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/patch/?id=e9ad41bfedb4537a6f0de20f00b27c7739f168f7enisa_euvd
- https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?63195enisa_euvd
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