MEDIUM
An issue was discovered in Falco through 0.14.0
Published May 17, 2019
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.56%
Description
An issue was discovered in Falco through 0.14.0. A missing indicator for insufficient resources allows local users to bypass the detection engine.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.56% 0.00555
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00555
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00555) | 44.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00555) | 45.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.44% (0.02442) | 53.53th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.56% (0.00555) | 33.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.56% (0.00555) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- https://falco.org/docs/event-sources/dropped-events/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/561 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://sysdig.com/blog/cve-2019-8339-falco-vulnerability/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.twistlock.com/labs-blog/falco-vulnerability-cve-2019-8339/ x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://falco.org/docs/event-sources/dropped-events/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/561 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://sysdig.com/blog/cve-2019-8339-falco-vulnerability/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.twistlock.com/labs-blog/falco-vulnerability-cve-2019-8339/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 17, 2019
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved Feb 15, 2019
Link CVE-2019-8339
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a