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CVE-2018-14665

41 known exploits for CVE-2018-14665

A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.3. An incorrect permission check for -modulepath and -logfile options when starting Xorg. X server allows unprivileged users with the ability to log in to the system via physical console to escalate their privileges and run arbitrary code under root privileges.

Affected products
Alt Linux, Centos, Ibm Aix, Red Hat, Suse, Ubuntu, X.Org Server
X.org X Server
< 1.20.3
Fix
Available
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HIGH
CVSS 3.1
6.6 MEDIUM
EPSS
27.0% (98th percentile)
Weakness
CWE-863
NVD status
Modified
Published
2018-10-25
CVE-2018-14665 at NVD
Authoritative description, scoring and affected products

41 known exploits for CVE-2018-14665

Proof-of-concept code and exploit modules indexed by Sploitus

CVE-2018-14665
2026-08-27 KitPloitKITPLOIT
CVE-2018-14665
2026-08-27 KitPloitKITPLOIT
exploits
2026-08-26 KitPloitKITPLOIT
Exploit for Race Condition in Canonical Ubuntu_Linux
2025-07-27 mirrors_jondonasGITEE
Xorg X11 Server - Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)
2019-11-20 MetasploitEXPLOITDBRuby
Xorg X11 Server Local Privilege Escalation Exploit
2019-11-13 metasploitZDTRuby
Xorg X11 Server Local Privilege Escalation
2019-11-12 Narendra ShindePACKETSTORMRuby
Xorg X11 Server SUID modulepath Privilege Escalation Exploit
2019-10-22 metasploitZDTRuby
Xorg X11 Server SUID modulepath Privilege Escalation
2019-10-22 Narendra ShindePACKETSTORMRuby
xorg-x11-server < 1.20.3 - Local Privilege Escalation (Solaris 11 inittab) Exploit
2019-01-14 Marco IvaldiZDTBash
xorg-x11-server 1.20.3 (Solaris 11) - inittab Local Privilege Escalation
2019-01-14 Marco IvaldiEXPLOITPACKBash
xorg-x11-server < 1.20.3 (Solaris 11) - 'inittab Local Privilege Escalation
2019-01-14 Marco IvaldiEXPLOITDBBash
xorg-x11-server Local Privilege Escalation
2019-01-14 Marco IvaldiPACKETSTORM
Xorg X11 Server (AIX) Local Privilege Escalation
2018-12-05 0xdonoPACKETSTORMPerl
Xorg X11 Server (AIX) - Local Privilege Escalation Exploit
2018-12-04 0xdonoZDTPerl
Xorg X11 Server (AIX) - Local Privilege Escalation
2018-12-04 0xdonoEXPLOITPACKPerl
Xorg X11 Server (AIX) - Local Privilege Escalation
2018-12-04 0xdonoEXPLOITDBPerl
xorg-x11-server < 1.20.3 - modulepath Local Privilege Escalation Exploit
2018-12-01 Marco IvaldiZDTBash
xorg-x11-server modulepath Local Privilege Escalation
2018-12-01 Marco IvaldiPACKETSTORM
xorg-x11-server 1.20.3 - modulepath Local Privilege Escalation
2018-11-30 Marco IvaldiEXPLOITPACKBash
xorg-x11-server < 1.20.3 - 'modulepath' Local Privilege Escalation
2018-11-30 Marco IvaldiEXPLOITDBBash
Xorg X11 Server SUID Privilege Escalation Exploit
2018-11-26 metasploitZDTRuby
Xorg X11 Server - SUID privilege escalation (Metasploit)
2018-11-26 MetasploitEXPLOITDBRuby
Xorg X11 Server SUID Privilege Escalation
2018-11-25 Narendra ShindePACKETSTORMRuby
xorg-x11-server < 1.20.1 - Local Privilege Escalation Exploit
2018-11-13 bolonoboloZDT
xorg-x11-server 1.20.1 - Local Privilege Escalation
2018-11-13 bolonoboloEXPLOITPACK
xorg-x11-server < 1.20.1 - Local Privilege Escalation
2018-11-13 bolonoboloEXPLOITDB
xorg-x11-server Local Privilege Escalation
2018-11-13 bolonoboloPACKETSTORM
xorg-x11-server 1.20.3 Privilege Escalation
2018-10-31 Marco IvaldiPACKETSTORM
xorg #x11 #server 1.20.3 - Privilege Escalation Exploit (3)
2018-10-30 Marco IvaldiZDT
xorg-x11-server 1.20.3 - Privilege Escalation
2018-10-30 Marco IvaldiEXPLOITPACK
xorg-x11-server 1.20.3 - Privilege Escalation
2018-10-30 Marco IvaldiEXPLOITDB
xorg-x11-server 1.20.3 - Local Privilege Escalation Exploit (2)
2018-10-26 infodoxZDTC
xorg-x11-server 1.20.3 - Local Privilege Escalation Exploit
2018-10-26 Hacker FantasticZDT
Xorg X11 Server Local Privilege Escalation
2018-10-25 Narendra Shinde, Zack Flack <dzflack@gmail.com>METASPLOITRuby
Xorg X11 Server SUID modulepath Privilege Escalation
2018-10-25 Narendra Shinde, Aaron RingoMETASPLOITRuby
Xorg X11 Server SUID logfile Privilege Escalation
2018-10-25 Narendra Shinde, Raptor - 0xdea, Aaron Ringo, bcoles <bcoles@gmail.com>METASPLOITRuby
xorg-x11-server 1.20.3 - Local Privilege Escalation
2018-10-25 Hacker FantasticEXPLOITPACK
xorg-x11-server < 1.20.3 - Local Privilege Escalation
2018-10-25 Hacker FantasticEXPLOITDB
xorg-x11-server Local Privilege Escalation
2018-10-25 Hacker FantasticPACKETSTORM
xorg-x11-server Local Root
2018-10-25 infodoxPACKETSTORMC