CVE-2019-3816
Openwsman, versions up to and including 2.6.9, are vulnerable to arbitrary file disclosure because the working directory of openwsmand daemon was set to root directory.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.7%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Openwsman, versions up to and including 2.6.9, are vulnerable to arbitrary file disclosure because the working directory of openwsmand daemon was set to root directory. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to openwsman server.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 14.74% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- openwsman project/openwsman · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux eus · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · fedoraproject/fedora · opensuse/leap
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 14.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1122623Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00065.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107368Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107409Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0638Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0972Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3816Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2V5HJ355RSKMFQ7GRJAHRZNDVXASF7TA/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B2HEZ7D7GF3HDF36JLGYXIK5URR66DS4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CXQP7UDPRZIZ4LM7FEJCTC2EDUYVOR2J/
- http://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1122623Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00065.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107368Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107409Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0638Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0972Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3816Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2V5HJ355RSKMFQ7GRJAHRZNDVXASF7TA/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B2HEZ7D7GF3HDF36JLGYXIK5URR66DS4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CXQP7UDPRZIZ4LM7FEJCTC2EDUYVOR2J/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.