CVE-2017-5932: GNU Bash

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The path autocompletion feature in Bash 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted filename starting with a " (double quote) character and a command substitution metacharacter.

Affected products

• GNU Bash: version 4.4 only

Published 2017-03-27. Last modified 2026-06-17.