OpenAFS before 1.6.24 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 is prone to information leakage upon certain…
Priority LOW 29CWE-908Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-908 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
OpenAFS before 1.6.24 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 is prone to information leakage upon certain error conditions because uninitialized RPC output variables are sent over the network to a peer.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01207 68th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.6.24; 1.8.0 to before 1.8.5 | Vulnerable | The OpenAFS Foundation |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.6.24; 1.8.0 to before 1.8.5 Vulnerable ·The OpenAFS Foundation
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-18603
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j75x-vr7m-9cch
References
Sources
- CVE-2019-18603 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-18603 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j75x-vr7m-9cch · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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