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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-1010179

PHKP including commit 88fd9cfdf14ea4b6ac3e3967feea7bcaabb6f03b is affected by: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection').

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.54%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

PHKP including commit 88fd9cfdf14ea4b6ac3e3967feea7bcaabb6f03b is affected by: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection'). The impact is: It is possible to manipulate gpg-keys or execute commands remotely. The component is: function pgp_exec() phkp.php:98. The attack vector is: HKP-Api: /pks/lookup?search.

CVSS 3.0
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
2.54% probability · 85th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-78
Affected
phkp project/phkp
Source
josh@bress.net
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 2.54%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 2.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.