CVE-2019-9924

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—

7.8

rbash in Bash before 4.4-beta2 did not prevent the shell user from modifying BASH_CMDS, thus allowing the user to execute any command with the permissions of the shell.

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 7.8(medium)
EPSS: 55.3%
KEV: Not listed

Published

March 22, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (14)

cve@mitrehttp://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/bash.git/tree/CHANGES?h=bash-4.4-testing#n65
cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00049.html
cve@mitrehttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/+bug/1803441
cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00028.html
cve@mitrehttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190411-0001/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4058-1/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4058-2/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/bash.git/tree/CHANGES?h=bash-4.4-testing#n65
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00049.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/+bug/1803441
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00028.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190411-0001/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/4058-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/4058-2/

Patch Availability(8)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	bash-static (4.3-14ubuntu1.4) @ xenial	2026-05-23	ubuntu
ubuntu	bash (4.3-7ubuntu1.8+esm1) @ trusty	2026-05-23	ubuntu
redhat	bash-0:4.2.46-30.el7_4	2020-09-22	redhat
redhat	bash-0:4.2.46-34.el7_7	2020-09-01	redhat
redhat	bash-0:4.2.46-32.el7_6	2020-08-18	redhat
redhat	ansible-tower-35/ansible-tower:3.5.6-1	2020-04-22	redhat
redhat	ansible-tower-36/ansible-tower:3.6.4-1	2020-04-22	redhat
redhat	bash-0:4.2.46-34.el7	2020-03-31	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-862Missing Authorization

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2019-9924?

CVE-2019-9924 is a high vulnerability published on March 22, 2019. rbash in Bash before 4.4-beta2 did not prevent the shell user from modifying BASH_CMDS, thus allowing the user to execute any command with the permissions of the shell.

When was CVE-2019-9924 disclosed?

CVE-2019-9924 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 22, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2019-9924 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-9924 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 55.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-9924?

CVE-2019-9924 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2019-9924?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-9924, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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