# CVE-2017-1000485: Nylas Mail Lives 2.2.2 uses 0755 permissions for $HOME/.nylas-mail, which allows local users to obtain sensitive authentication information

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-01-03 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Nylas Mail Lives 2.2.2 uses 0755 permissions for $HOME/.nylas-mail, which allows local users to obtain sensitive authentication information via standard filesystem operations.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/nylas-mail-lives/nylas-mail/issues/181

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