WS-2019-0496
Published:May 14, 2026
Updated:May 14, 2026
Passbolt provides a way for system administrators to generate a PGP key for the server during installation. The wizard requests a username, an e-mail address and an optional comment. No escaping or verification is done by Passbolt, effectively allowing a user to inject bash code.
The impact is very high, but the probability is very low given that this vulnerability can only be exploited during Passbolt's installation stage.
Affected Packages
passbolt/passbolt_api (PHP):
Affected version(s) =v2.1.0 <v2.1.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.1.1passbolt/passbolt_api (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=v1.0.5 <dev-dependabot/composer/composer/composer-1.10.22Fix Suggestion:
Update to version dev-dependabot/composer/composer/composer-1.10.22passbolt/passbolt_api (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=v2.0.0-rc1 <v2.0.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.0.8passbolt/passbolt_api (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=v2.2.0 <v2.5.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.5.1passbolt/passbolt_api (PHP):
Affected version(s) =v2.7.0 <v2.7.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.7.1Related Resources (1)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH