8.8

CVE-2019-12589: firejail_project firejail

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-12589DEBIAN-CVE-2019-12589
Published 03-06-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-12589 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in firejail_project firejail. EPSS estimates a 0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
45/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.51%
0%100%
Low · -0.05 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
MGASA-2020-0115OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10759-1

Timeline

  1. 03-06-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Firejail before 0.9.60, seccomp filters are writable inside the jail, leading to a lack of intended seccomp restrictions for a process that is joined to the jail after a filter has been modified by an attacker.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.51%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

43%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.05 pp

From 0.56% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.51%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Firejail

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • firejail< 0.9.58.2-2
Firejail_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • firejailAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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