🛡️ CVE-2018-15861 on BellSoft — xkbcomp

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2018-15861 as tracked by BellSoft, for the package xkbcomp. The fix is available in version 1.5.0-r0; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

Affected software

BELL-CVE-2018-15861 is recorded against 1 package.

  • xkbcomp (from 1.4.5-r1 up to 1.5.0-r0)

Timeline and source

Published on 6 December 2025 and last revised on 26 January 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

docs.bell-sw.com (Advisory)

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2025-12-06
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-01-26
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
xkbcomp 1.4.5-r1 1.5.0-r0

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