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Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-19585 · published 6 January 2020

CVE-2019-19585: Rconfig improper privilege management vulnerability

Rconfig · Rconfig

An issue was discovered in rConfig 3.9.3. The install script updates the /etc/sudoers file for rconfig specific tasks. After an "rConfig specific Apache configuration" update, apache has high privileges for some binaries. This can be exploited by an attacker to bypass local security restrictions.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 5.7% · top 7.2% CWE-269 · Improper privilege management
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.6
5.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 6 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in rConfig 3.9.3. The install script updates the /etc/sudoers file for rconfig specific tasks. After an "rConfig specific Apache configuration" update, apache has high privileges for some binaries. This can be exploited by an attacker to bypass local security restrictions.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156950/rConfig-3.9.4-searchField-Remote-Code-Execution.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/v1k1ngfr/exploits-rconfig/blob/master/rconfig_lpe.sh ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/v1k1ngfr/exploits/master/rconfig_lpe.sh?token= ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156950/rConfig-3.9.4-searchField-Remote-Code-Execution.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/v1k1ngfr/exploits-rconfig/blob/master/rconfig_lpe.sh ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/v1k1ngfr/exploits/master/rconfig_lpe.sh?token= ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-19585), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.