CVE-2019-3010

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-05-25. Federal remediation due 2022-06-15.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

13.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 96.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (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:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

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.

Published

2019-10-16 17:40Z6 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-01-12 20:53Z7 MO AGO

Reserved

2018-12-14

Assigning CNA

oracle

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

No CWE assigned

Data version

5.2

Document digest

44311d764355e92b2430db00412b4bccb85b9acdf0d7d5d3310ca6a0c8a1b0b4

• www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• seclists.org20191018 CVE-2019-3010 - Local privilege escalation on Solaris 11.x via xscreensaverhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/39mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154960/Solaris-xscreensaver-Privilege-Escalation.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-3010government-resource