# CVE-2013-0261

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2013-0261
- **Severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS Score:** 8.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
- **CWE:** CWE-59
- **Published:** Mar 8, 2013
- **Last Modified:** Apr 30, 2026

## Description

(1) installer/basedefs.py and (2) modules/ospluginutils.py in PackStack allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name in /tmp.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0595.html)
- [CNA](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908101)
- [CNA](https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0261)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.05%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 16.8

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._