VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-16729

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.36%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-09-24
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

pam-python before 1.0.7-1 has an issue in regard to the default environment variable handling of Python, which could allow for local root escalation in certain PAM setups.

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