HIGH
pam-python before 1.0.7-1 has an issue in regard to the default environment variable handling of Python, which could allow for local root escalation in certain PAM setups
Published Sep 24, 2019
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.36%
Description
pam-python before 1.0.7-1 has an issue in regard to the default environment variable handling of Python, which could allow for local root escalation in certain PAM setups.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 1.0.7-1
Configuration 2
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 10.0
Configuration 3
OR
- 16.04
- 18.04
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.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.36% 0.00356
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00356
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00356) | 27.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00356) | 27.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00114) | 27.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00074) | 34.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.09% (0.03090) | 64.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 7.04% (0.07038) | 83.71th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 7.04% (0.07038) | 83.55th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 73.96th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150510#c1 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00020.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/pam-python/code/ci/0247ab687b4347cc52859ca461fb0126dd7e2ebe/ x_refsource_MISCPatch
- https://tracker.debian.org/news/1066790/accepted-pam-python-107-1-source-amd64-all-into-unstable/ x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4552-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4552-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4555 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150510#c1 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00020.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://sourceforge.net/p/pam-python/code/ci/0247ab687b4347cc52859ca461fb0126dd7e2ebe/ | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| https://tracker.debian.org/news/1066790/accepted-pam-python-107-1-source-amd64-all-into-unstable/ | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4552-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4552-2/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4555 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 24, 2019
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Sep 24, 2019
Link CVE-2019-16729
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a