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CVE-2019-19232

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-19232 describes a behavior in Sudo versions through 1.8.29 where a Runas ALL sudoer can execute commands as a nonexistent numeric user ID. While the maintainer considers this an intended feature, it surprised users and was later made configurable. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that could lead to high integrity impact. There is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.8.29CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sudo:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.29%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0330 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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 (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: sudo-0:1.8.29-5.el8
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: sudo
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: sudo
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: sudo

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-19232Moderate

sudo: attacker with access to a Runas ALL sudoer account can impersonate a nonexistent user

Dec 19, 2019

References

access.redhat.com / security/cve/cve-2019-19232
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/31
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I6TKF36KOQUVJNBHSVJFA7BU3CCEYD2F
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IY6DZ7WMDKU4ZDML6MJLDAPG42B5WVUC
quickview.cloudapps.cisco.com / quickview/bug/CSCvs58103
quickview.cloudapps.cisco.com / quickview/bug/CSCvs58812
quickview.cloudapps.cisco.com / quickview/bug/CSCvs58979
quickview.cloudapps.cisco.com / quickview/bug/CSCvs76870
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20200103-0004
support2.windriver.com / index.php
support2.windriver.com / index.php
support.apple.com / en-gb/HT211100
support.apple.com / kb/HT211100
bsi.bund.de / SharedDocs/Warnmeldungen/DE/CB/2019/12/warnmeldung_cb-k20-0001.html
oracle.com / security-alerts/bulletinapr2020.html
sudo.ws / devel.html
Vendor Advisory
sudo.ws / stable.html
Vendor Advisory
tenable.com / plugins/nessus/133936