CVE-2019-9891
CRITICALAdvanced Bash Scripting Guide - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
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, via sudo.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2019-007
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0326
EPSS Percentile
86.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-94
Status
published
Products (1)
tldp/advanced_bash-scripting_guide
Published
May 31, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026