What is CVE-2019-18192?

CVE-2019-18192 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNU Guix, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-10-17.

How severe is CVE-2019-18192?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in GNU Guix

CVE-2019-18192

GNU Guix 1.0.1 allows local users to gain access to an arbitrary user's account because the parent directory of the user-profile directories is world writable, a similar issue to CVE-2019-17365.

Published 2019-10-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

GNU Guix — versions 1.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/37744 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/17/3 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-18192?: CVE-2019-18192 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNU Guix, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-10-17.
How severe is CVE-2019-18192?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.