VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-5443

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.69%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-07-02
Last modified2026-10-14
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

A non-privileged user or program can put code and a config file in a known non-privileged path (under C:/usr/local/) that will make curl <= 7.65.1 automatically run the code (as an openssl "engine") on invocation. If that curl is invoked by a privileged user it can do anything it wants.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
  • CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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