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CVE-2019-16370

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  • Published2019-09-16
  • Fixed in6.0
  • WeaknessCWE-327

Am I affected?

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Description

The PGP signing plugin in Gradle before 6.0 relies on the SHA-1 algorithm, which might allow an attacker to replace an artifact with a different one that has the same SHA-1 message digest, a related issue to CVE-2005-4900.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-09-1618:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Gradle
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.0< 6.06.0

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • eco-java-gradleChainguardall versions · no fixed version listedand 128 other packages
  • gradleUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 4.4.1-5ubuntu2~18.04+esm1
  • gradleUbuntu:26.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • gradleUbuntu:26.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • gradleUbuntu:25.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • gradleUbuntu:24.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • gradleUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • gradleUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed

7 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2019-16370 Red Hat Product Security1 known affected

    gradle: PGP signing plugin security bypass

    gradle as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 3

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Gradle to 6.0
  2. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2019-16370 · 1 productOut of support scope

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Published
2019-09-16
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-hhr2-f668-ff2w

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16370?

The PGP signing plugin in Gradle before 6.0 relies on the SHA-1 algorithm, which might allow an attacker to replace an artifact with a different one that has the same SHA-1 message digest, a related issue to CVE-2005-4900.

Is CVE-2019-16370 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-16370 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.9% on 2026-11-09, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-16370?

CVE-2019-16370 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

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