pcp: Local privilege escalation from user pcp to root
Published Mar 3, 2020
8.4
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.47%
Description
A Improper Control of Generation of Code vulnerability in the packaging of pcp of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5; openSUSE Leap 15.1 allows the user pcp to run code as root by placing it into /var/log/pcp/configs.sh This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP1 pcp versions prior to 4.3.1-3.5.3. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-6.14.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-6.14.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 pcp versions prior to 4.3.1-lp151.2.3.1.
Affected products
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- Version pcpStatusaffectedConstraints<3.11.9-5.8.1
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- Version pcpStatusaffectedConstraints<3.11.9-5.8.1
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- Version pcpStatusaffectedConstraints<3.11.9-5.8.1
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- Version pcpStatusaffectedConstraints<4.3.1-3.5.3
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- Vendor SUSE Product SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15 Defaultn/a
- Version pcpStatusaffectedConstraints<3.11.9-5.8.1
- Version
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- Version pcpStatusaffectedConstraints<3.11.9-5.8.1
- Version
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- Version pcpStatusaffectedConstraints<3.11.9-5.8.1
- Version
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- Version pcpStatusaffectedConstraints<3.11.9-6.14.1
- Version
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- Version pcpStatusaffectedConstraints<3.11.9-6.14.1
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- Version pcpStatusaffectedConstraints<4.3.1-lp151.2.3.1
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS | n/a |
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| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS | n/a |
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| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 | n/a |
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| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP1 | n/a |
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| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15 | n/a |
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| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | n/a |
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| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 | n/a |
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| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4 | n/a |
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| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 | n/a |
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| openSUSE | openSUSE Leap 15.1 | n/a |
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Configuration 1
Running on/with
- 15.0
- 15.0
- 15
- 15
- 15
Configuration 2
Running on/with
- 15
Configuration 3
Running on/with
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
pcp-0:4.3.2-12.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:3869
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
pcp-0:5.0.2-5.el8
Fixed · RHBA-2020:1628
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
pcp
Out of support scope
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | pcp-0:4.3.2-12.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3869 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | pcp-0:5.0.2-5.el8 | Fixed | RHBA-2020:1628 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pcp | Out of support scope | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2 other sources (Red Hat, CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00475) | 38.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00475) | 40.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 20.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 19.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 17.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00048) | 14.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 47.32th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 26.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3695 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1811703 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1152763 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3695
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3695
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3695 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1811703 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1152763 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3695 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3695 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.