7.8

CVE-2019-5429: debian debian_linux Untrusted Search Path

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-5429DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5429DLA-3026-1
Published 29-04-2019Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-5429 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.84%
0%100%
Low · -0.19 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 29-04-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Untrusted search path in FileZilla before 3.41.0-rc1 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a malicious 'fzsftp' binary in the user's home directory.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.84%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.19 pp

From 3.03% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian2 products
Fedoraproject1 product
Filezilla1 product
Filezilla-project1 product
Opensuse1 product
  • filezilla&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 3.55.1-1.2
Ubuntu1 product
  • filezillaAll versions (No fix recorded)

6 vendors · 7 products

References

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