VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-5164

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.77%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-12-03
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

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the ss-manager binary of Shadowsocks-libev 3.3.2. Specially crafted network packets sent to ss-manager can cause an arbitrary binary to run, resulting in code execution and privilege escalation. An attacker can send network packets to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Primary references