Local root exploit via inclusion of attacker controlled shell script

Published 7 y ago 2019-03-05 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

7.3

v3.0 · CNA

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

0.3%

percentile 25%

Public exploits

none known

Supportutils, before version 3.1-5.7.1, when run with command line argument -A searched the file system for a ndspath binary. If an attacker provides one at an arbitrary location it is executed with root privileges

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
CNA	3.0	7.3	`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
CNA	3.0	7.3	`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
NVD	3.0	7.8	`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
NVD	2.0	7.2	`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`

Affected products

SUSE supportutils

Classification

Weakness

CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

bugzilla.suse.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1117751 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00018.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2018-19636
NVD: CVE-2018-19636

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