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Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-8998 · published 12 July 2019

CVE-2019-8998: Blackberry qnx software development platform vulnerability

Blackberry · Qnx Software Development Platform

An information disclosure vulnerability leading to a potential local escalation of privilege in the procfs service (the /proc filesystem) of BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform version(s) 6.5.0 SP1 and earlier could allow an attacker to potentially gain unauthorized access to a chosen process address space.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.22% · top 88.5% CWE-413 · CWE-413
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.6
0.22%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability leading to a potential local escalation of privilege in the procfs service (the /proc filesystem) of BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform version(s) 6.5.0 SP1 and earlier could allow an attacker to potentially gain unauthorized access to a chosen process address space.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000057178 MitigationPatchVendor Advisory
http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000057178 MitigationPatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-8998), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.