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Full vulnerability report · 2020
CVE-2019-14866High confidence

Red Hat cpio — Improper Input Validation

Red Hat · cpio

7.3HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
Direct vendor intelligence

Authoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories

Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.

1 current
SSA-202008 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 1 · interimSiemens ProductCERTSSA-202008: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Ruggedcom Rox Before V2.17.0
11 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000
  • RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE
  • RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400
  • RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500
  • RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501
  • RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510
  • RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511
  • RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512
  • RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524
  • RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536
  • RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000
Summary
In all versions of cpio before 2.13 does not properly validate input files when generating TAR archives. When cpio is used to create TAR archives from paths an attacker can write to, the resulting archive may contain files with permissions the attacker did not have or in paths he did not have access to. Extracting those archives from a high-privilege user without carefully reviewing them may lead to the compromise of the system.
Remediation
Update to V2.17.0 or later version
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2019-5982

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

In all versions of cpio before 2.13 does not properly validate input files when generating TAR archives. When cpio is used to create TAR archives from paths an attacker can write to, the resulting archive may contain files with permissions the attacker did not have or in paths he did not have access to. Extracting those archives from a high-privilege user without carefully reviewing them may lead to the compromise of the system.

What

In all versions of cpio before 2.13 does not properly validate input files when generating TAR archives. When cpio is used to create TAR archives from paths an attacker can write to, the resulting archive may contain files with permissions the attacker did not have or in paths he did not have access to. Extracting those archives from a high-privilege user without carefully reviewing them may lead to the compromise of the system.

Why

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

In all versions of cpio before 2.13 does not properly validate input files when generating TAR archives. When cpio is used to create TAR archives from paths an attacker can write to, the resulting archive may contain files with permissions the attacker did not have or in paths he did not have access to. Extracting those archives from a high-privilege user without carefully reviewing them may lead to the compromise of the system.

Why

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
Reference recorded

A structured CVE source labels at least one public reference as exploit material. BlackTree has not independently validated that it is safe, reliable or weaponised.

Likely attack path
local access → Improper Input Validation → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
Required interaction required
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-20 ↗

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UIRequiredUser interaction: Another user must perform an action for exploitation to succeed.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
CWE-20Public exploit reference
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2025-0227IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM QRadar SIEM ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, Administratorrechte zu erlangen, beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren oder Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.

Official advisory
BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2023-1353GNU Cpio: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von Informationen

Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in GNU Cpio ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-267Multiples vulnérabilités dans Juniper Networks Junos Space

d?id=CVE-2019-13648 Référence CVE CVE-2019-13734 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13734 Référence CVE CVE-2019-14283 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14283 Référence CVE CVE-2019-14287 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14287 Référence CVE CVE-2019-14378 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14378 Référence CVE CVE-2019-14816 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14816 Référence CVE CVE-2019-14821 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14821 Référence CVE CVE-2019-14822 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14822 Référence CVE CVE-2019-14834 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14834 Référence CVE CVE-2019-14866 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14866 Référence CVE CVE-2019-14895 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14895 Référence CVE CVE-2019-14898 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14898 Référence CVE CVE-2019-14901 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14901 Référence CVE CVE-2019-14906 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14906 Référence CVE CVE-2019-15217 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15217 Référence CVE CVE-2019-15239 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15239 Référence CVE CVE-2019-1559 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1559 Référence CVE CVE-2019-15807 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CV

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2021-AVI-700Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM

ur l'obtention des correctifs (cf. section Documentation). Documentation Bulletin de sécurité IBM 6455281 du 13 septembre 2021 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6455281 Référence CVE CVE-2019-10785 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10785 Référence CVE CVE-2019-11719 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11719 Référence CVE CVE-2019-12450 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12450 Référence CVE CVE-2019-12528 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12528 Référence CVE CVE-2019-12749 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12749 Référence CVE CVE-2019-14822 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14822 Référence CVE CVE-2019-14866 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14866 Référence CVE CVE-2019-19956 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19956 Référence CVE CVE-2019-20388 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20388 Référence CVE CVE-2019-5094 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5094 Référence CVE CVE-2019-5188 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5188 Référence CVE CVE-2019-5482 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5482 Référence CVE CVE-2020-10754 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-10754 Référence CVE CVE-2020-12049 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-12049 Référence CVE CVE-2020-12825 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-20

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2021-AVI-589Multiples vulnérabilités dans Juniper Junos Space Log Collector

uniper JSA11209 du 02 août 2021 https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA11209 Référence CVE CVE-2017-12652 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12652 Référence CVE CVE-2018-20836 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20836 Référence CVE CVE-2018-20843 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20843 Référence CVE CVE-2019-11068 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11068 Référence CVE CVE-2019-11756 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11756 Référence CVE CVE-2019-12450 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12450 Référence CVE CVE-2019-12614 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12614 Référence CVE CVE-2019-14866 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14866 Référence CVE CVE-2019-15807 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15807 Référence CVE CVE-2019-15917 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15917 Référence CVE CVE-2019-16231 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16231 Référence CVE CVE-2019-16233 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16233 Référence CVE CVE-2019-16994 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16994 Référence CVE CVE-2019-17006 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17006 Référence CVE CVE-2019-19046 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19046 Référence CVE CVE-2019-19055 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
NCSC-NL · Dutch · NCSC-2025-0382Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Siemens producten

Versions of cpio prior to 2.13 have a vulnerability due to improper input validation when generating TAR archives, allowing unauthorized file permissions and paths that could compromise systems upon extraction by high-privilege users.

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000; RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE; RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400; RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500; RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501; RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510; RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511; RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512; RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524; RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536; RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000
Fixed
An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
Action
Update to V2.17.0 or later version
Workaround
A mitigation or workaround reference is available from the source linked below; validate it against the affected product and version.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 7 Jan 2020 · Last source change 13 Feb 2025, 16:27 UTC · CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2019-5982
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Fixed release or patch reference recorded
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2019-5982↗Vendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT↗Public exploit reference↗Patch or update reference↗Public exploit reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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