CVE-2019-4473
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.004 · 39 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Multiple binaries in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 7, 7R, and 8 on the AIX platform use insecure absolute RPATHs, which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users. IBM X-Force ID: 163984.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–8.4
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affected products (6)
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references (53)
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- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10960422cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163984cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4473cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-Java-privilege-escalation-via-Absolute-RPATH-30136cnnvd
- https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10960422Patchcnnvd
- https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm11071690cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2019.2919/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2019.3039/cnnvd
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