CVE-2019-17080 describes a critical code execution vulnerability in mintinstall (Software Manager) version 7.9.9 for Linux Mint, stemming from an insecure unpickle operation when processing a manipulated REVIEWS_CACHE file. This local vulnerability, requiring user interaction, carries a high CVSS score of 7.8 due to its potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not observed in active exploitation (KEV list), public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and its FAUCET Risk Score of 94/100 indicates significant theoretical risk, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.9.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linuxmint:mintinstall:7.9.9:*:*:*:*:linux_mint:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.