Is CVE-2019-18899 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-18899 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-18899?

CVE-2019-18899 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-18899?

CVE-2019-18899 has an EPSS score of 0.26% (18th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-18899?

Upgrade apt-cacher-ng to 3.1-lp151.3.3.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-18899

MEDIUM

6.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The apt-cacher-ng package of openSUSE Leap 15.1 runs operations in user owned directory /run/apt-cacher-ng with root privileges. This can allow local attackers to influence the outcome of these operations. This issue affects: openSUSE Leap 15.1 apt-cacher-ng versions prior to 3.1-lp151.3.3.1.

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

How to fix

Remediation Available

apt-cacher-ngNVD

Affected:< 3.1-lp151.3.3.1Fixed in:3.1-lp151.3.3.1CVE-2019-18899derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.26%probability of exploitation in 30 days

18thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 18% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12635	Critical	9.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-24637	Critical	9.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-5689	Critical	9.8	92%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-3243	Critical	9.8	88%	-	-
CVE-2024-21888	High	8.8	87%	-	-
CVE-2022-0441	Critical	9.8	85%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.