VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-9891

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability3.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-05-31
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The function getopt_simple as described in Advanced Bash Scripting Guide (ISBN 978-1435752184) allows privilege escalation and execution of commands when used in a shell script called, for example, via sudo.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Primary references