CVE-2019-5443

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Oct 14, 2026

Description

A non-privileged user or program can put code and a config file in a known non-privileged path (under C:/usr/local/) that will make curl <= 7.65.1 automatically run the code (as an openssl "engine") on invocation. If that curl is invoked by a privileged user it can do anything it wants.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 2, 2019
Last modified
Oct 14, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2019-5443: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix