Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: XScreenSaver).

published 2019-10-16 7y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-12649

cvss: 8.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Exploited; added 2022-05-25
epss: 13.5%; EPSS 13.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits: 2; Metasploit and Exploit-DB

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: XScreenSaver). The supported version that is affected is 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Patch / fix

cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

links 1

oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html advisory

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Timeline

2019-10-16 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/solaris/local/xscreensaver_log_priv_esc)
2019-10-16 Published
2022-05-25 Added to CISA KEV
2022-06-15 CISA patch deadline
2024-09-30 CISA SSVC: exploitation active

Known exploited

Added: 4y ago (2022-05-25)
Patch by: 2022-06-15 (4y ago)
Ransomware: Not known
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor, product: Oracle, Solaris
CISA name: Oracle Solaris Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2y ago (2024-09-30)

Exploit prediction

13.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/solaris/local/xscreensaver_log_priv_esc Solaris xscreensaver log Privilege Escalation metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2019-10-16
EDB-47529 Solaris 11.4 - xscreensaver Privilege Escalation local, 2019-10-21
packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154960/Solaris-xscreensaver-Privilege-Escalation.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

Oracle Corporation Solaris Operating System

References

oracle.com /technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
patch, vendor-advisory
packetstormsecurity.com /files/154960/Solaris-xscreensaver-Privilege-Escalation.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/39
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
cisa.gov /known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-3010
government-resource, us-government-resource

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-3010
NVD CVE-2019-3010

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