VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-12450

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability2.62%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-05-29
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

file_copy_fallback in gio/gfile.c in GNOME GLib 2.15.0 through 2.61.1 does not properly restrict file permissions while a copy operation is in progress. Instead, default permissions are used.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions
  • CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Primary references