What is CVE-2019-12618?

CVE-2019-12618 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Nomad, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-08-12.

How severe is CVE-2019-12618?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Hashicorp Nomad

CVE-2019-12618

HashiCorp Nomad 0.9.0 through 0.9.1 has Incorrect Access Control via the exec driver.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.024 (82.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Hashicorp Nomad
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12618?: CVE-2019-12618 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Nomad, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2019-12618?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.