What is CVE-2019-16767?

CVE-2019-16767 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Inist Ezmaster, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2019-11-29.

How severe is CVE-2019-16767?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Inist Ezmaster

CVE-2019-16767

The admin sys mode is now conditional and dedicated for the special case. By default, since ezmaster@5.2.11 no instance (container) is launched with advanced capabilities (not launched as root)

Published 2019-11-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (56.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-26.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Inist Ezmaster
Inist-Cnrs Ezmaster — versions < 5.2.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-250

References

github.com/Inist-CNRS/ezmaster/security/advisories/GHSA-g654-5qjf-g6cx (Third Party Advisory)
github.com/Inist-CNRS/ezmaster/pull/51 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/Inist-CNRS/ezmaster/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16767?: CVE-2019-16767 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Inist Ezmaster, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2019-11-29.
How severe is CVE-2019-16767?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.