CVE-2018-19639 is a critical vulnerability affecting openSUSE supportutils versions prior to 3.1-5.7.1. It allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root if supportutils is run with the -v option and the rpm listing is manipulated, potentially via a separate vulnerability like CVE-2018-19638. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this local attack requires low privileges and complexity, but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.1-5.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:supportutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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