What is CVE-2019-9579?

CVE-2019-9579 is a high-severity vulnerability in Illumos, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-12-26.

How severe is CVE-2019-9579?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Illumos

CVE-2019-9579

An issue was discovered in Illumos in Nexenta NexentaStor 4.0.5 and 5.1.2, and other products. The SMB server allows an attacker to have unintended access, e.g., an attacker with WRITE_XATTR can change permissions. This occurs because of a…

EPSS: 0.005 (39.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Illumos
Nexenta Nexentastor — versions 4.0.5, 5.1.2
Oracle Solaris — versions 11
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9579?: CVE-2019-9579 is a high-severity vulnerability in Illumos, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-12-26.
How severe is CVE-2019-9579?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.