An information disclosure vulnerability leading to a potential local escalation of…
Priority LOW 33CWE-413Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An information disclosure vulnerability leading to a potential local escalation of privilege in the procfs service (the /proc filesystem) of BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform version(s) 6.5.0 SP1 and earlier could allow an attacker to potentially gain unauthorized access to a chosen process address space.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00222 12th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackBerry | QNX Software Development Platform (QNX SDP) | 6.5.0 SP1 and earlier | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- QNX Software Development Platform (QNX SDP) VendorBlackBerry Affected 6.5.0 SP1 and earlier Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:blackberry:qnx_software_development_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 6.5.0 | Vulnerable | BlackBerry |
- cpe:2.3:a:blackberry:qnx_software_development_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.5.0 Vulnerable ·BlackBerry
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-8998
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6fpp-3m7q-q8jc
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Sources
- CVE-2019-8998 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-8998 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6fpp-3m7q-q8jc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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