CVE-2013-0261: Openstack Essex
High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
A flaw was found in PackStack. A local user could exploit a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name in the `/tmp` directory. This vulnerability allows the local user to overwrite arbitrary files on the system, potentially leading to system compromise or data corruption.
Affected products
Published 2013-03-08. Last modified 2026-06-16.