FKIE_CVE-2019-12181

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2019-06-17 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 02:14
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in SolarWinds Serv-U before 15.1.7 for Linux.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153333/Serv-U-FTP-Server-15.1.6-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153505/Serv-U-FTP-Server-prepareinstallation-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://blog.vastart.dev/2019/06/cve-2019-12181-serv-u-exploit-writeup.htmlBroken Link
cve@mitre.orghttps://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/Content/Release_Notes/Servu_15-1-7_release_notes.htmRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Serv-U-Potential-elevation-of-privileges-on-Linux-systemsVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153333/Serv-U-FTP-Server-15.1.6-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153505/Serv-U-FTP-Server-prepareinstallation-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://blog.vastart.dev/2019/06/cve-2019-12181-serv-u-exploit-writeup.htmlBroken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/Content/Release_Notes/Servu_15-1-7_release_notes.htmRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Serv-U-Potential-elevation-of-privileges-on-Linux-systemsVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
solarwinds serv-u_ftp_server *
solarwinds serv-u_mft_server *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T02:14:12.480",
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