CVE-2019-18192 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in GNU Guix 1.0.1, where a world-writable parent directory for user profiles allows local users to gain unauthorized access to other user accounts. This flaw carries a CVSSv3.1 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local user privileges, but potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (e.g., Metasploit, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:guix:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.