What is CVE-2019-15716?

CVE-2019-15716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wtfutil Wtf, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-08-28.

How severe is CVE-2019-15716?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Wtfutil Wtf

CVE-2019-15716

WTF before 0.19.0 does not set the permissions of config.yml, which might make it easier for local attackers to read passwords or API keys if the permissions were misconfigured or were based on unsafe OS defaults.

Published 2019-08-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Wtfutil Wtf

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

github.com/wtfutil/wtf/compare/v0.18.0...v0.19.0 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/wtfutil/wtf/issues/517 (Third Party Advisory)
github.com/wtfutil/wtf/blob/67658e172c9470e93e4122d6e2c90d01db12b0ac/cfg/config… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15716?: CVE-2019-15716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wtfutil Wtf, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2019-15716?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.