CVE-2019-17080

mintinstall (aka Software Manager) 7.9.9 for Linux Mint allows code execution if a REVIEWS_CACHE...

7.8 HighPublic exploit

mintinstall (aka Software Manager) 7.9.9 for Linux Mint allows code execution if a REVIEWS_CACHE file is controlled by an attacker, because an unpickle occurs. This is resolved in 8.0.0 and backports.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

8.20%Up 0.5 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2019-17080
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-502
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2019-17080
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-7548 No score

Record: EUVD-2019-7548
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-94wj-p3r5-9f6p 7.8

mintinstall (aka Software Manager) 7.9.9 for Linux Mint allows code execution if a REVIEWS_CACHE...

mintinstall (aka Software Manager) 7.9.9 for Linux Mint allows code execution if a REVIEWS_CACHE file is controlled by an attacker, because an unpickle occurs.

Record: GHSA-94wj-p3r5-9f6p
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-502
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

linuxmint mintinstall

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	mintinstall 7.9.9 - Code Execution	2019-10-03
PoC in GitHub	Andhrimnirr/Mintinstall-object-injection	2019-10-02
PoC in GitHub	materaj2/Mintinstall-object-injection	2019-10-18

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-17080 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Linuxmint Mintinstall, published October 2, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.20%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.