CVE-2019-3010 Oracle Solaris Privilege Escalation

Exploited in the wild High 8.8 Published 16 Oct 2019 Updated 12 Jan 2026

A low-privileged attacker with local access can exploit a vulnerability in XScreenSaver to take over the Oracle Solaris operating system.

Exploited in the wild: Since 25 May 2022
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-3010?

CVE-2019-3010 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, published on 16 Oct 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: XScreenSaver). The supported version that is affected is 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3010?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2019-3010?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3010 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 15 Jun 2022.

Is CVE-2019-3010 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2019-3010 in the wild since at least 25 May 2022.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-w255-p3v2-q6mg.