CVE-2019-18192
GNU Guix 1.0.1 allows local users to gain access to an arbitrary user's account because the...
GNU Guix 1.0.1 allows local users to gain access to an arbitrary user's account because the parent directory of the user-profile directories is world writable, a similar issue to CVE-2019-17365.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
GNU Guix 1.0.1 allows local users to gain access to an arbitrary user's account because the parent directory of the user-profile directories is world writable, a similar issue to CVE-2019-17365.
- Record
CVE-2019-18192- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
GNU Guix 1.0.1 allows local users to gain access to an arbitrary user's account because the parent directory of the user-profile directories is world writable, a similar issue to CVE-2019-17365.
- Record
CVE-2019-18192- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-7995 No score
GNU Guix 1.0.1 allows local users to gain access to an arbitrary user's account because the parent directory of the user-profile directories is world writable, a similar issue to CVE-2019-17365.
- Record
EUVD-2019-7995- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fgxh-j7f7-7jvg
GNU Guix 1.0.1 allows local users to gain access to an arbitrary user's account because the...
GNU Guix 1.0.1 allows local users to gain access to an arbitrary user's account because the parent directory of the user-profile directories is world writable, a similar issue to CVE-2019-17365.
- Record
GHSA-fgxh-j7f7-7jvg- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-18192 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Gnu Guix, published October 17, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.