What is CVE-2019-9929?

CVE-2019-9929 is a high-severity vulnerability in Northern Cfengine, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-06-06.

How severe is CVE-2019-9929?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Northern Cfengine

CVE-2019-9929

Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise 3.12.1 has Insecure Permissions.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.020 (79.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 79.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Northern Cfengine — versions 3.12.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

cfengine.com/product/latest-release/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
cfengine.com/company/blog-detail/cve-2019-9929-internal-authentication-secrets-… (Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9929?: CVE-2019-9929 is a high-severity vulnerability in Northern Cfengine, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-06-06.
How severe is CVE-2019-9929?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.