# CVE-2019-16406: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Attackers can gain privileges by replacing a cron-executed binary due to weak file permissions in Centreon Web virtual machine images.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c4w7-2rjx-g9qv

## What is CVE-2019-16406?

CVE-2019-16406 is a high-severity vulnerability in Centreon Centreon Web, published on 21 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Centreon Web 19.04.4 has weak permissions within the OVA (aka VMware virtual machine) and OVF (aka VirtualBox virtual machine) files, allowing attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Centreon-autodisco executable file that is launched by cron.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16406?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Centreon Centreon Web.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-16406?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16406 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-16406 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16406 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-16406 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-16406 is a high-severity vulnerability in Centreon Centreon Web, published on 21 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16406 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Centreon Centreon Web. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16406/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16406/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16406
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16406
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-16406

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16406/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.