CVE-2019-11773 Privilege escalation in Eclipse OMR
Local attackers can exploit unused RPATHs in AIX builds of Eclipse OMR to inject code and elevate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-11773?
CVE-2019-11773 is a high-severity vulnerability in The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse OMR, published on 12 Sep 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Prior to 0.1, AIX builds of Eclipse OMR contain unused RPATHs which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11773?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Eclipse Omr.
How do I fix CVE-2019-11773?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11773 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-11773 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11773 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse OMR
- CVE-2019-11774 Race condition in Eclipse OMR
- CVE-2025-1471 Eclipse OMR: Buffer overflow vulnerability
- CVE-2026-1188 Memory corruption in Eclipse OMR
- CVE-2025-14549 OMR on Z processors Exposing a possible buffer over-read problem
- CVE-2026-16243 Eclipse OMR : arraycmp SIMD implementation does not check if the number of bytes to compare is zero
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hff7-qmcr-8mx9.