CVE-2019-18192
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 17, 2019 at 07:06 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGuix
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
GNU Guix 1.0.1 allows local users to gain access to an arbitrary user's account because the parent directory of the user-profile directories is world writable, a similar issue to CVE-2019-17365.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/17/3x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/37744CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732
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