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CVE-2019-8339

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-8339 describes a vulnerability in Falco through version 0.14.0, where a missing indicator for insufficient resources allows local users to bypass the detection engine. This medium-severity vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5, indicating a low attack complexity and privilege requirement, with a high impact on availability but no impact on confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion, with only one mention on Reddit.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.14.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:falco:falco:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.55%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
42.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0055 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 15,938 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

falco.org / docs/event-sources/dropped-events
Vendor Advisory
github.com / falcosecurity/falco/pull/561
PatchThird Party Advisory
sysdig.com / blog/cve-2019-8339-falco-vulnerability
Vendor Advisory
twistlock.com / labs-blog/falco-vulnerability-cve-2019-8339
ExploitThird Party Advisory