CVE-2019-6338
In Drupal Core versions 7.x prior to 7.62, 8.6.x prior to 8.6.6 and 8.5.x prior to 8.5.9; Drupal core uses the third-party PEAR Archive_Tar library.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.12%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Drupal Core versions 7.x prior to 7.62, 8.6.x prior to 8.6.6 and 8.5.x prior to 8.5.9; Drupal core uses the third-party PEAR Archive_Tar library. This library has released a security update which impacts some Drupal configurations. Refer to CVE-2018-1000888 for details
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.0 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.12% probability · 82th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Affected
- drupal/drupal · debian/debian linux
- Source
- mlhess@drupal.org
EPSS 2.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106706Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4370Third Party Advisory
- https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2019-001Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106706Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4370Third Party Advisory
- https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2019-001Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.