Apport privilege escalation through Python module imports
Published Apr 22, 2019
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.43%
Description
Any Python module in sys.path can be imported if the command line of the process triggering the coredump is Python and the first argument is -m in Apport before 2.19.2 function _python_module_path.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<2.0.1-0ubuntu17.13
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<2.14.1-0ubuntu3.18
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<2.17.2-0ubuntu1.7
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<2.19.1-0ubuntu4
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<2.19.2
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
Configuration 1
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 15.04
- 15.10
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00429) | 34.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00429) | 34.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 11.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 14.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (2)
- https://launchpad.net/apport/trunk/2.19.2 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/2782-1/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://launchpad.net/apport/trunk/2.19.2 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/2782-1/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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