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CVE-2019-3699

Local privilege escalation from user privoxy to root

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 24, 2020 at 12:25 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:35 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsPrivoxyLeapFactory

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of privoxy on openSUSE Leap 15.1, Factory allows local attackers to escalate from user privoxy to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Leap 15.1 privoxy version 3.0.28-lp151.1.1 and prior versions. openSUSE Factory privoxy version 3.0.28-2.1 and prior versions.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Privoxy· Privoxy
95%
v < 3.0.28-2.1v < 3.0.28-lp151.1.1
Affected range stops below 3.0.28-2.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.0.28-lp151.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
opensuse-factory (environment) · opensuse-leap (environment)
Factory· openSUSE
60%
privoxy ≤ v ≤ 3.0.28-2.1privoxy
Leap· openSUSEdrupal
60%
privoxy ≤ v ≤ 3.0.28-lp151.1.1privoxy

Remediation

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Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157449

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59

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