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CVE-2019-17080 json

mintinstall (aka Software Manager) 7.9.9 for Linux Mint allows code execution if a REVIEWS_CACHE file is controlled by an attacker, because…

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-7548

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.2%
EPSS 8.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

mintinstall (aka Software Manager) 7.9.9 for Linux Mint allows code execution if a REVIEWS_CACHE file is controlled by an attacker, because an unpickle occurs. This is resolved in 8.0.0 and backports.

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-47457)

Exploit prediction

8.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-47457 mintinstall 7.9.9 - Code Execution webapps, 2019-10-03
  • github.com https://github.com/Andhrimnirr/Mintinstall-object-injection referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154722/mintinstall-7.9.9-Code-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • forums.linuxmint.com https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=143&t=302960 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References

Sources

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