Insecure permissions (777) are set on $HOME/.singularity when it is newly created by…
Priority LOW 35CWE-276Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Insecure permissions (777) are set on $HOME/.singularity when it is newly created by Singularity (version from 3.3.0 to 3.5.1), which could lead to an information leak, and malicious redirection of operations performed against Sylabs cloud services.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01234 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/sylabs/singularity (Go): 3.5.2
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 |
| — | github.com/sylabs/singularity (Go) | 3.3.0 to before 3.5.2 | 3.5.2 | Patch available | GHSA-mj73-5x75-9phh |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/sylabs/singularity (Go) Vendor— Affected 3.3.0 to before 3.5.2 Fixed in 3.5.2 Patch available GHSA-mj73-5x75-9phh
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-mj73-5x75-9phh github.com/sylabs/singularity (Go) Fixed in 3.5.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-19724
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mj73-5x75-9phh
References
More sylabs Singularity vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-12997 Sylabs Singularity 3.5.x and 3.6.x, and SingularityPRO before 3.5-8, has an Incorrect… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-12634 Sylabs Singularity Enterprise through 1.6.2 has Insufficient Entropy in a nonce. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-12001 Path traversal and files overwrite with unsquashfs CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2020-15301 Sylabs Singularity through 3.6.2 has Insecure Permissions on temporary directories used… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-08462 An issue was discovered in Singularity 3.1.0 to 3.2.0-rc2, a malicious user with… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-15300 Sylabs Singularity 3.2.0 through 3.6.2 has Insecure Permissions on temporary directories… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2019-19724 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-19724 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mj73-5x75-9phh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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