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Public proof of concept

CVE-2019-17080

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2019-10-02
  • WeaknessCWE-502

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Description

mintinstall (aka Software Manager) 7.9.9 for Linux Mint allows code execution if a REVIEWS_CACHE file is controlled by an attacker, because an unpickle occurs. This is resolved in 8.0.0 and backports.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-10-0213:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2019-10-03Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-04 03:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2019-17080?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2019-17080?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Linuxmint mintinstall
BranchAffectedFixed in
7.9= 7.9.9no fix published

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

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-47457
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
2 repositories, unverifiedAndhrimnirr/Mintinstall-object-injectionmateraj2/Mintinstall-object-injection
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.17.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-502read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score8.2 %2026-11-03
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept2read 2026-11-03
  • Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-11-03

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2019-10-02
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17080?

mintinstall (aka Software Manager) 7.9.9 for Linux Mint allows code execution if a REVIEWS_CACHE file is controlled by an attacker, because an unpickle occurs. This is resolved in 8.0.0 and backports.

Is CVE-2019-17080 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-17080 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 8.2% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-17080?

CVE-2019-17080 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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