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CVE-2019-9891

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 3.29%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-05-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2019-9891
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
3.29%

Original NVD Description

The function getopt_simple as described in Advanced Bash Scripting Guide (ISBN 978-1435752184) allows privilege escalation and execution of commands when used in a shell script called, for example, via sudo.