CVE-2019-18276

HIGH

GNU Bash <5.0.11 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2019-18276. PoCs published by M-ensimag, SABI-Ensimag.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2019-18276, leveraging a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in Bash's 'enable' command. The exploit uses a shared library with a constructor to escalate privileges and read a restricted file.

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 setting its effective UID to its real UID. However, it does so incorrectly. On Linux and other systems that support "saved UID" functionality, the saved UID is not dropped. An attacker with command execution in the shell can use "enable -f" for runtime loading of a new builtin, which can be a shared object that calls setuid() and therefore regains privileges. However, binaries running with an effective UID of 0 are unaffected.

Exploits (2)

nomisec WORKING POC 3 stars
by M-ensimag · poc
https://github.com/M-ensimag/CVE-2019-18276

This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2019-18276, leveraging a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in Bash's 'enable' command. The exploit uses a shared library with a constructor to escalate privileges and read a restricted file.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: GNU Bash (versions affected by CVE-2019-18276)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · Bash with the vulnerability present · Ability to compile and load a shared library
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC
by SABI-Ensimag · poc
https://github.com/SABI-Ensimag/CVE-2019-18276

This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2019-18276, a privilege escalation vulnerability in Bash 5.0. The exploit leverages a SUID binary to drop privileges and execute arbitrary code with elevated permissions.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Bash 5.0.3(1)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a system with a SUID binary linked to Bash 5.0
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-34
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wGtxJ8opa8
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155498/Bash-5.0-Patch-11-Privilege-Escalation.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0003/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0261
EPSS Percentile 83.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-273
Status published
Products (6)
gnu/bash 5.0 beta1 (14 CPE variants)
gnu/bash < 5.0
netapp/hci_management_node
netapp/oncommand_unified_manager 9.5
netapp/solidfire
oracle/communications_cloud_native_core_policy 1.14.0
Published Nov 28, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026