What is CVE-2019-16784?

CVE-2019-16784 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pyinstaller, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2020-01-14.

How severe is CVE-2019-16784?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-16784 known to be exploited?

5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Pyinstaller

CVE-2019-16784

In PyInstaller before version 3.6, only on Windows, a local privilege escalation vulnerability is present in this particular case: If a software using PyInstaller in "onefile" mode is launched by a privileged user (at least more than the c…

EPSS: 0.032 (87.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Pyinstaller — versions < 3.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-250

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/security/advisories/GHSA-7fcj-pq9j-wh2r (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16784?: CVE-2019-16784 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pyinstaller, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2020-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2019-16784?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-16784 known to be exploited?: 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.