Shibboleth Service Provider (SP) 3.x before 3.1.0 shipped a spec file that calls chown on…
Priority LOW 35CWE-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
Shibboleth Service Provider (SP) 3.x before 3.1.0 shipped a spec file that calls chown on files in a directory controlled by the service user (the shibd account) after installation. This allows the user to escalate to root by pointing symlinks to files such as /etc/shadow.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00499 43rd 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
| 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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:shibboleth:service_provider:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.0 to before 3.1.0 | Vulnerable | Shibboleth |
- cpe:2.3:a:shibboleth:service_provider:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 to before 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·Shibboleth
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-19191
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gcm7-32c7-5wrq
References
More Shibboleth Service Provider vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-09078 Insecure folder permissions in the Windows installation path of Shibboleth Service… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2021-11820 Shibboleth Service Provider 3.x before 3.2.2 is prone to a NULL pointer dereference flaw… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-12399 shibsp/metadata/DynamicMetadataProvider.cpp in the Dynamic MetadataProvider plugin in… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2010-02353 The keygen.sh script in Shibboleth SP 2.0 (located in /usr/local/etc/shibboleth by… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-09888 Shibboleth Service Provider before 3.2.1 allows content injection because template… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2015-02369 Shibboleth Service Provider (SP) before 2.5.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.0
Sources
- CVE-2019-19191 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-19191 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gcm7-32c7-5wrq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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