9.8

CVE-2018-19486: canonical ubuntu_linux Untrusted Search Path

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2018-19486MGASA-2019-0199SUSE-SU-2018:4190-1
Published 23-11-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-19486 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.12%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10786-1USN-3829-1

Timeline

  1. 23-11-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Git before 2.19.2 on Linux and UNIX executes commands from the current working directory (as if '.' were at the end of $PATH) in certain cases involving the run_command() API and run-command.c, because there was a dangerous change from execvp to execv during 2017.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

4.12%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.12% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
4.12%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat17 products
  • rh-git218-git< 0:2.18.1-3.el7
  • rh-git218-git-all< 0:2.18.1-3.el7
  • rh-git218-git-core< 0:2.18.1-3.el7
  • rh-git218-git-core-doc< 0:2.18.1-3.el7
  • rh-git218-git-cvs< 0:2.18.1-3.el7
Suse2 products
  • git&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15< 2.16.4-3.9.2
  • git&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15< 2.16.4-3.9.2
Alpine1 product
  • git< 2.13.7-r2 | < 2.18.1-r1
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
  • git< 1:2.19.2-1
Git-scm1 product
Mageia1 product
  • git< 2.13.7-1.3.mga6
Ubuntu1 product
  • git< 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.4

8 vendors · 25 products

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