CVE-2019-18276
An issue was discovered in disable_priv_mode in shell.c in GNU Bash through 5.0 patch 11. By default, if Bash is run with its effective UID not equal to its real UID, it will drop privileges by
02 Description
An issue was discovered in disable_priv_mode in shell.c in GNU Bash through 5.0 patch 11. By default, if Bash is run with its effective UID not equal to its real UID, it will drop privileges by
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 2.60% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 85.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-14.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2019-11-28 00:27Z6 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-14 06:54Z15 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2019-10-23
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-273Improper Check for Dropped PrivilegesBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 6e80ca095d102d46f2d97b28d41f32986d8fad0e0add46b07444c914b7ce0e2a
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.apache.org[mina-dev] 20210225 [jira] [Created] (FTPSERVER-500) Security vulnerability in common/lib/log4j-1.2.17.jarhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202105-34https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-34
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- www.youtube.comhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wGtxJ8opa8
- github.comhttps://github.com/bminor/bash/commit/951bdaad7a18cc0dc1036bba86b18b90874d39ff
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155498/Bash-5.0-Patch-11-Privilege-Escalation.html
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0003/
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- bash Fixed in 5.1~rc1-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- bash Fixed in 5.1~rc1-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- bash Fixed in 5.1~rc1-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- bash Fixed in 4.4.18-2ubuntu1.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- bash Fixed in 5.0-6ubuntu1.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- bash Fixed in 4.3-7ubuntu1.8+esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- bash Fixed in 4.3-14ubuntu1.4+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.