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01 Record

CVE-2019-9891

The function getopt_simple as described in Advanced Bash Scripting Guide (ISBN 978-1435752184) allows privilege escalation and execution of commands when used in a shell script called, for example,

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

The function getopt_simple as described in Advanced Bash Scripting Guide (ISBN 978-1435752184) allows privilege escalation and execution of commands when used in a shell script called, for example,

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
3.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 88.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. 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.

04 Metadata

Published
2019-05-31 20:42Z7 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-04 22:01Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2019-03-20
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base
Data version
5.1
Document digest
8245f1582823b0b850594b6ef054e466ec52e9585907d6af4873b2ff532a6c0f

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
tldpadvanced_bash-scripting_guideNot specified—

06 References