RCE in Apache Mesos

CVE-2019-5736

runc through 1.0-rc6, as used in Docker before 18.09.2 and other products, allows attackers to overwrite the host runc binary (and consequently obtain host root access) by leveraging the ability to execute a command as root within one of t…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.986 (99.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5736?
CVE-2019-5736 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Mesos, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2019-02-11.
How severe is CVE-2019-5736?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-5736 known to be exploited?
233 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.