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TI-2019-13212 Aliases CVE-2019-18192GHSA-fgxh-j7f7-7jvg

GNU Guix 1.0.1 allows local users to gain access to an arbitrary user's account because…

Priority LOW 34CWE-732Published · 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

GNU Guix 1.0.1 allows local users to gain access to an arbitrary user's account because the parent directory of the user-profile directories is world writable, a similar issue to CVE-2019-17365.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00344 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:guix:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:guix:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-18192
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fgxh-j7f7-7jvg

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

  • TI-2021-09209 Local privilege escalation in GNU Guix via guix-daemon and '--keep-failed' CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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