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CVE-2019-4473

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-4473 describes a vulnerability in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition versions 7, 7R, and 8 on the AIX platform, where multiple binaries utilize insecure absolute RPATHs. This flaw, rated 7.8 HIGH on the CVSS scale, could allow local attackers to inject malicious code and escalate privileges due to the low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:7.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.1.4.50CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:7.1.4.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.4HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.5
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
36.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0045 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 16,994 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-4473Moderate

JDK: Insecure RPATH in multiple binaries on AIX

Aug 1, 2019

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/163984
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Vendor Advisory