Local privilege escalation from user privoxy to root
Priority LOW 34CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of privoxy on openSUSE Leap 15.1, Factory allows local attackers to escalate from user privoxy to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Leap 15.1 privoxy version 3.0.28-lp151.1.1 and prior versions. openSUSE Factory privoxy version 3.0.28-2.1 and prior versions.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00409 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE | Leap 15.1 | privoxy – 3.0.28-lp151.1.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| openSUSE | Factory | privoxy – 3.0.28-2.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Leap 15.1 VendoropenSUSE Affected privoxy – 3.0.28-lp151.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Factory VendoropenSUSE Affected privoxy – 3.0.28-2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:privoxy:privoxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 3.0.28-lp151.1.1 | Vulnerable | Privoxy |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1 | Running on | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:a:privoxy:privoxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 3.0.28-2.1 | Vulnerable | Privoxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:factory:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | openSUSE |
- cpe:2.3:a:privoxy:privoxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.0.28-lp151.1.1 Vulnerable ·Privoxy
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 Running on ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:a:privoxy:privoxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.0.28-2.1 Vulnerable ·Privoxy
- cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:factory:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·openSUSE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-3699
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j9ww-72pm-37h3
References
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Sources
- CVE-2019-3699 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-3699 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j9ww-72pm-37h3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-3699 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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