CVE-2019-3695

Root code execution via sourced writable script

Published Mar 3, 2020 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Code injection in pcp packaging on affected SUSE and openSUSE releases allows local users with pcp access to execute code as root. The privileged package-update script sources /var/log/pcp/configs.sh even though the pcp account can place shell content at that path. Control of the pcp account and a subsequent package update are required; injected shell commands then run with root privileges.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.47%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Code injection in pcp packaging on affected SUSE and openSUSE releases allows local users with pcp access to execute code as root. The privileged package-update script sources /var/log/pcp/configs.sh even though the pcp account can place shell content at that path. Control of the pcp account and a subsequent package update are required; injected shell commands then run with root privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2019-3695
Published
Mar 3, 2020
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
OpenSUSE
Product
openSUSE Leap
Classifications
CWE-94, T1059.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 3, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=pcp <4.3.1-lp151.2.3.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

OpenSUSE · openSUSE Leapversion=pcp <4.3.1-lp151.2.3.1
SUSE · SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computingversion=pcp <3.11.9-5.8.1
SUSE · SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Toolsversion=pcp <3.11.9-5.8.1; version=pcp <4.3.1-3.5.3
SUSE · SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Toolsversion=pcp <3.11.9-5.8.1
SUSE · SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applicationsversion=pcp <3.11.9-5.8.1
SUSE · SUSE Linux Enterprise Serverversion=pcp <3.11.9-5.8.1
SUSE · SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kitversion=pcp <3.11.9-6.14.1

Published CVSS scores

8.4SUSECVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1059.004Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell

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